By Alexander Green Heading into the 2020 election, some politicians have proposed socialist-leaning policies to combat economic inequality.
However, as Alexander Green explains, we need to look at other countries for a dose of reality about these policies and whether they actually work.
I’ve mentioned here before that I have a younger brother who is a committed Marxist.
He has lived on various communes for more than 40 years – and believes that capitalism is all about greed, selfishness and exploitation. He much prefers the communist ideal.
If you point out the abject failure of economies like the former Soviet Union, pre-capitalist China or today’s North Korea, …read more
