Quote:
Originally Posted by will76
Taxing the hell out of people more because they make more sure gives them a lot of control. They might not "run" the company, but they sure do "control" the money made from it. 
|
If taxation/spending was a hallmark of socialism, then every single government since the dawn of time has been socialistic.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialism
Quote:
1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2 a : 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
|
http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Socialism.html
Quote:
|
Socialism?defined as a centrally planned economy in which the government controls all means of production
|