Candidates for 2020 elections.

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(03-25-2019, 09:15 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I see they are continuing with the very fast and loose definition of socialism. Considering they're using a regulated market position for all but one of the categories for their all-the-way socialism, this is fairly farcical.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-we-ranked-democratic-candidates-on-a-socialismcapitalism-scale-200000720.html

Quote:We consider socialistic policies to be those that rely heavily on government intervention or programs controlled by the government. We consider capitalistic policies to be those that rely primarily on private-sector solutions and incentives. An in-between stance is typically one that includes a little of both.

We realize the terms “socialism” and “capitalism” are open to interpretation. In an American context, we’re applying limits to these terms, consistent with the range of policies politically plausible in the United States. We’re not suggesting any of these candidates are promoting Venezuelan-style authoritarian socialism, at one extreme, or unbridled Ayn Randian capitalism at the other extreme. The range of choices is more narrow and depends largely on the role of government.