a very short “summary” of two opposing views. but why is this even up for debate and where is the actually socialist perspective here- that’s government ownership not workers’ ownership-
Yes. In practice, socialist governments have seized the means of production and directed the economy through central planning. “The government owning part of Intel is, on some level, socialism. It’s at least socialism-ish!” Robby Soave writes for The Hill.
No. The United States has a long history of getting involved in company ownership for the purpose of staying competitive with rival nations. “When America faced an international communist threat sponsored by Moscow, conservatives knew absolute devotion to free markets was self-defeating,” Daniel McCarthy writes for The Daily Signal.
I’m trying to post a section from NYT’s morning newsletter. This edition is headlined with NYT’s game, but I’m pointing to the “The Sunday Debate” section. I got the
#link-4cee5a3epart from the section heading’s h3 element ID, which means most browsers should jump to that heading when opening the link. If you do not jump to the section, try Ctrl+F-ing for “THE SUNDAY DEBATE”.I’ve quoted the entire section now.