The writer starts from the WRONG premise. This is NOT the purpose of socialism. The purpose of socialism is to coalesce all economic and political power in the hands of a few oligarchs. They may state the above premise along the way, but that is just for the benefit of the stupid people who think this way.
I took a business trip with a died in the wool Democrat and had a lot of discussions with him. I recounted how my parents home had stabilizing bars on their showers and bathtub. He thought that was such a good idea that he proposed that builders be required to install them when a house was built. That way everyone would have the bars.
Later, I realized that there was an immediate comeback which I should have employed: I totally agree with your proposal, except, the my short mother used the tub and my tall father used the shower. The bars were installed with their height in mind. How is it that the builders are to know this in advance??
The essence of the socialist fallacy is in all situations: One size fits all. Choice by the consumer is unnecessary and wasteful.
Thus, in 1999, we had a Polish foreign exchange student living with us in Arizona. Poland was still recovering from the Soviet occupation. She was taken aback at the grocery store by all the choices that could be made. When we took her to a sports store to get a tennis racket, it took her forever to pick one out. She was not used to the idea of comparing products in order to make a purchase.
To a socialist, or a Democrat, One Size Fits All! Rejection of that idea was the primary reason that President Trump left the details of handling Covid-19 to the states. Some used draconian measures which resulted in killing people while a few others were closer to the Swedish model. But it was their choice!
Ever notice that no one ever says “’Nationalist Socialism (Nazi)’ has never been done right, but we’ll do it right the next time!”
Once was enough!
Yep. One of the most arrogant and evil things a person can say. But they always say it.