Did our country's structure come from socialism?

Answer 1

Ignore those dummies asking you what country. There are tabs you can click on for countries other than the USA so it is a viable assumption that you are referring to the USA.

It is actually rooted in our socio-economic system to a certain level. This was FDR's concept with the New Deal in order to get us out of the Great Depression.

What he did was create a brilliant system that combines socialism with capitalism. The reason is because pure capitalist economies throughout history never seem to survive. They always tend to result in an enormous gap between the rich and poor that eventually destroys the middle class then ends in a revolt by the masses.

He recognized this and decided to create certain protections for the very poor (welfare), the elderly (social security) and to have the ones who benefited most from capitalism pay more for that privilege (luxury tax).

That's just a few examples of the New Deal but you get the concept.

Some historians claim that the New Deal and FDR's other changes are what prevented us from becoming a third world country with the most wealthy families controlling us while families lived in cardboard boxes outside of their job locations. (I just described Mexico)

Keep in mind he was president 12 years... without his changes we might have ended up with a dictator.

Even with his creation of regulation of Wall Street (the SEC), you can see how he was a socialist trying to make the most advantaged in society accountable and keeping them from taking control of the country. IE, before him families like the Rockerfellers dominated the business world.

I could go on and on because I have thought about this a lot over the past few years due to the republicans trying to reverse all aspects of FDR's New Deal.

Answer 2

Americas structure started with treason. Good thing they won the Revolutionary War! Otherwise we would be overtaxed and poor bowing down to U.K. Royalty. God Bless the Queen....LOL

Answer 3

I must refer to the above citation of Roosevelt's "brilliance". He, himself, knew of the danger of welfare and hoped for its existence to be short lived.

In no way was the United States founded upon socialist ideals. Whoever says so is either ignorant of history or a socialist deliberately lying and re-writing history - which is a habit of socialists.

Answer 4

Our countrys structure came from rich white men not wanting to pay their taxes.Our ideal for government came about from if you made people think they had a say in anything you could appease them and bend them to their will and by God its working.

Answer 5

If you mean the United States then the answer is abosolutely NOT! We are founded on individual freedom - liberty - freedom FROM government, not having our lives managed BY government.

Answer 6

which country ?

Answer 7

what country is "our country?" This is a global message baord.