Could socialism exist without a rich capitalist country to feed off from?

Question

Socialism is a system in with handouts are given to the poor from the government. The government gets most of its money from high taxes placed on the rich. This policy prevents people from becoming rich because of the high taxes. This policy also prevents people from wanting to become rich because there are no financial incintives to become rich. All of these socialist policies put together creates an entire society that is poor and totally reliant and subserviant to the government. The result is that socialist governments eventually become dictatorships because the government controlls all the people and their money.

Answer 1

That's why Communism has failed. It was tried in poor countries and it is not a good system for developing an economy. But in a developed economy, a mixed system with socialistic elements, such as in Sweden, it produces a good standard of living for all.

Answer 2

Well said. But there is one other way socialism/dictatorships survive and that is with oil governments. Countries with a lot of oil can finance their socialist govt. as long as they have a lot of oil and the price stays relatively high (and they don't need any rich people to tax).

Answer 3

Your reasoning is a little rough, but overall, is correct. Socialism is a failed form of government, as are almost all forms of governments. What cracks me up are the sheeple who call themselves conservatives and align themselves with the republicruds - they don't see the US gov for what it really is - democratic socialism. It will fail, as have all over forms of government. Some day people will tire of the same old and realize that governments are the problem and not the solution.

Answer 4

PROBABLY NOT. Your model is still a bit polarised and simplistic though.