How do you feel about socialism?

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Last	Type	Created	Category	Creator	Sort	Votes	Hides	Rating
Last	multiple	9-Jul-2008	politics/religion	bill	by votes	34	6	61.7%

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How do you feel about socialism?

Here are some definitions of socialism that I found online:

An economic system in which the basic means of production are primarily owned and controlled collectively, usually by government under some system.

A political philosophy advocating substantial public involvement, through government ownership, in the means of production and distribution.

And, of course, the wikipedia page for socialism (though, it seems a bit dense).

Total Votes	% of Voters	Female Votes	Male Votes	% of Female Votes	% of Male Votes	Average Age	Answer
3	8.8%	2	1	18.2%	10.0%	33.4	It's a good idea.
5	14.7%	2	3	18.2%	30.0%	39.4	It's a bad idea.
2	5.9%	..	2	..	20.0%	..	It seems like a good idea, but ultimately it creates more problems than it solves.
4	11.8%	4	..	36.4%	..	37.0	It's hard to implement and we may never get it perfect, but we're still better of trying.
5	14.7%	5	..	45.5%	..	34.6	I would like our society to become more socialized.
3	8.8%	..	3	..	30.0%	36.8	I would like our society to become less socialized.
8	23.5%	5	3	45.5%	30.0%	38.5	Some socialism is good, but not too much.
..	..	..	..	..	..	..	Ultimately, we'd be better off if everything was socialized.
3	8.8%	..	3	..	30.0%	32.1	The more socialized we become the less freedom we have.
8	23.5%	6	2	54.5%	20.0%	35.7	Some social programs are important for a stable society (e.g. universal health care, welfare, unemployment)
..	..	..	..	..	..	..	Socialized programs eventually fail because they get bloated and taken advantage of.
3	8.8%	..	3	..	30.0%	32.1	Socialism implies centralized government control.
..	..	..	..	..	..	..	Socialism is inevitable.
..	..	..	..	..	..	..	Socialism is a phase we need to go through before we find a better way.
2	5.9%	..	2	..	20.0%	..	Socialism is Communism and Communism is bad.
6	17.6%	3	3	27.3%	30.0%	31.4	Other.

Ratings
Rating Total Female Male Average Age
Good 7 5 2 39.4
Bad 0 0 0 N/A
No Opinion 23 12 11 36.9
Type Number
Abstainers 13
Male 10
Female 11

Qualifiers:
User Vote Comment
Strider reasonable
posted 9-Jul-2008 11:23pm

Melf reasonable
posted 9-Jul-2008 3:37pm

paulyw reasonable
posted 9-Jul-2008 11:41am

Galomorro reasonable
posted 9-Jul-2008 11:07am

LJD reasonable
posted 9-Jul-2008 9:33am

Biggles reasonable
posted 9-Jul-2008 8:23am
Nice survey - we haven't had many like this since msgman found better things to do with his time!
Matty reasonable
posted 9-Jul-2008 7:57am
However, this is better as an essay.