Socialism, one of history’s worst ideas, has been disproved repeatedly and without exception. Yet it keeps rearing its ugly head – constantly being rebranded as a good idea.
Socialism only benefits the ruling class that implements this form of government theft.
Amazingly, early America had an experiment in socialism. The Pilgrim settlers tried socialism for two years – and it nearly killed them.
In his book, “Socialism: The True History from Plato to the Present,” William J. Federer quotes the socialistic bylaws imposed on the Pilgrims by those London merchants who funded the creation of their colony.
Under this agreement with these investors, the members of Plymouth Colony agreed to pool all their goods and all the rewards of their labor, with each person being entitled to an equal share of it. No matter how hard or little you worked, you would get the same.
Considering that Massachusetts is where the pilgrims settled is one of the most liberal bastions in the country – it’s easy to understand that they tried it…and didn’t document the miserable failure as they really believed in it…and essentially still do!