Rigged economy vs "Socialism?" 

Socialist policies are NOT Socialism . . . never have been.  From socialist ideas we have the 8 hour work week,, Social Security, Medicare, subsidies for farms and corporations, tax breaks . . .

"What Would a Socialist America Look Like?"

We asked thinkers on the left—and a couple of outliers—to describe their vision for a re-imagined American economy.

By POLITICO MAGAZINE       September 03, 2018

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/09/03/what-would-a-socialist-america-look-like-219626

"For Fox News viewers, it’s the stuff of nightmares—not to mention that skittish Democrats fear alienating swing voters more comfortable with their party’s post-Lyndon B. Johnson incrementalism. According to a poll from August, however, for the first time since Gallup has asked the question, more Democrats approve of socialism than of capitalism."

Why does this question have to be asked in the first place?  PURPOSEFUL IGNORANCE.  IT IS GASLIGHTING.

How do Nordic countries "survive" the dreaded Socialism?

"One way to implement socialism in the United States would be to copy many of the economic institutions found in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway. These countries, which consistently rank near the top of the world in happiness, human development and overall well-being, have highly organized labor markets, universal welfare states and relatively high levels of public ownership of capital."