Socialism... does this sound familiar?

Well, it is no secret whom I will be voting for, but I wanted to be objective about the whole presidential race. So as I was doing my 2 miles on the treadmill Wednesday night, I flipped over to CNN's coverage of the final Presidential Debat. Mind you, CNN should really be called "we broadcast nothing but the democratic POV on this here station".... (and yes FOXNEWS is up the GOP's you know what), but I ignored the clearly one sided reaction to the debate and waited patiently for them to replay the actual "main event".

So as I am running, I have a new goal btw, I listen to both sides of the debate. Yes, McCain is a terrible public speaker. He is old, cantankerous, and does not present himself very favorably. Yes Obama is a much better public speaker. He is young, likeable, and has a calm pleasant demeanor. But, the IMPORTANT thing is the issues... and here is where I take issue-no pun intended.


So here's some food for thought...

SOCIALISM:

Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating social or collective ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods, and the creation of an egalitarian society. Modern socialism originated in the late nineteenth-century working class political movement. Karl Marx posited that SOCIALISM would be achieved via class struggle and a proletarian revolution which represents the transitional stage between CAPITALISM and COMMUNISM.
Socialists mainly share the belief that capitalism by nature concentrates power and wealth among a small segment of society that controls capital, and creates an unequal society.

CAPITALISM is usually considered to involve the right of individuals and corporations to trade, incorporate, employ workers, and use money provided by central banks, in goods, services (including finance), labor and land.

Wikipedia: Socialism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism. Accessed OCT 2008.
Wikipedia: Capitalism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism. Accessed OCT 2008.

Just a question then: did we not fight wars to help overthrow communist governments????

The premise of an egalitarian nation sound great, but in practice is it at all practical? Would those that have worked very hard to get an education, and/or worked their way up in their respective career fields be willing to "share the wealth". Just a thought.