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Socialism is a political and economic system wherein property and resources are owned in common or by the state.
Marxist–Leninist states
| Country | Since | Party |
|---|---|---|
| People’s Republic of China | 1 October 1949 | Communist Party of China |
| Republic of Cuba | 1 January 1959 | Communist Party of Cuba |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 2 December 1975 | Lao People’s Revolutionary Party |
| Socialist Republic of Vietnam | 2 September 1945 | Communist Party of Vietnam |
If the government builds roads by owning every single truck, by employing every single road worker, by pumping up the oil for the tarmac from government-owned tar pits—then it could be called “socialist”. If they just fund it with taxes, even if they might contract the work to a government-owned company, then no. It’s just called “civilization”.
Should roads be owned by the government?
Collective ownership brings roads very close to the idea of socialism, but since most governments only obtain the resources necessary to build a road from private entities, they fall short of the classification. Roads don’t produce wealth quite so much as they enable productivity and consumption.
Is transportation infrastructure a form of socialism?
‘Transportation infrastructure’ could refer to the shipping industry. Or airlines. “Intellectual Takeout” This guy must have had his intellect removed. He thinks because it was done before Marx, it’s not socialism. Government spending, by definition, is socialism. These things are paid for with public money and controlled by the government.
Is building roads a capitalist policy?
They’re not capitalist, either: they’re just standard government policy. They’re not even statist, because while at present nation-states build roads, in a future that used alternative political forms those forms could still build roads. , A life-long observer and student of politics.