Socialism vs. Capitalism

Capitalism supported by democracy

The attempt by the far right activists to label the Democratic party socialist is a misnomer. The US political parties have always been strong defenders of capitalism. Both of the major US political parties embrace capitalism, an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.

The Republican party has previously been dedicated to reducing the regulatory burden placed on private enterprises by the government. The very rich have been intent on avoiding taxes.

The Democratic party under Biden likewise embraces capitalism. Businesses, where people work, are all private enterprises, totally separate from government ownership. The union movement has been strengthened and investments in business through government grants have been used to strengthen competition among companies.

This is a daily news summary representing conversations about some aspect of voting technology innovation or implementation. Susan Eustis learned about voting when she was 5 years old. Her father was head of manufacturing for AVM. Susan Huhn Eustis used to take the high-paid AVM consultants horseback riding at age 9. She would tell them their new voting machine designs were wrong. In her 20's she invented the first electronic voting machine.

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Note on Methodology: Most of the material presented comes from 20 sources or more and there is an attempt by the author to find common ground between the different sources.

This post is in response to stories in the media about the Democratic Party being socialist.