My favorite comment from that article:
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amercon
1/6/2017 9:24 PM CST
Socialism replaces equal opportunity with equal outcome which kills incentive to work leading to lower productivity, less wealth, and more poverty. Socialism means government ownership or effective control of the means of production. The first settlers at Jamestown and Plymouth began with a system of common ownership that proved disastrous. When each family was given their own parcel of land it made all hands very industrious and was successful.
Socialism usually involves central planning which leads to shortages of some things and wastage of others. Countries where socialism replaced private ownership and market forces have experienced a decent into poverty. Greece, Venezuela, North Korea, and Cuba are examples of socialist disasters.
Loss of freedom is a major problem of socialism. We lose economic freedom of choice. Socialism, which is based on Marxist ideology, demands loyalty to the state which takes away our freedoms of speech, press, religion, and dissent. Socialists believe the state is supreme over the church and the family.
Some people confuse Socialism with Christian charity, but they are very different. Christian charity is voluntary and motivated by love on the part of the giver. Socialism is a forced redistribution often motivated by envy, greed, or coveting by the recipient. Christian charity is giving away your own money believing everything comes from God. Socialism is giving away another person’s money believing everything comes from the state.
Socialism means mass poverty and loss of freedom.