“Socialism“

Episode 7: September 27, 2021: Single-payer universal health care? A more robust welfare system? The argument against implementing these in the United States is always the same: they are socialist and socialism is bad. But are they really socialist ideas and is socialism really something to fear? In this discussion, Jack and Ashley explore the original meaning of the term and how it is now currently understood. In the process, they outlines the core philosophical questions one needs to ask to determine if socialism is a bad or good thing.