yawn, here we go again. Let's get in to then...
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialism
1: any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2a : a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
3: a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done
Roads are not socialism. Power companies are not socialism. Government regulation of standards is not socialism. Welfare? that's socialism. Forcing lenders to cut home loans to people who can't pay? that's socialism. Using eminent domain to wrest land and property from its legal owners to build a stadium? That's socialism.
To whoever wrote that little blurb that opened this thread. Get your terms right before trying to act smart.
