Those things prevent laws establishing property rights and civil rights which is crucial to seeding capitalism, the superior system of governance. Capitalism encourages innovation, saving for the future and forward thinking of businesses. Sadly our country is rapidly eroding some of those values to cripple our economy.
The trend toward socializing America began in the 1920s when the intelligencia and entertainer (White Russians) left Mother Russia to escape the Tzars. These people were communists and did not want to give up their ways. They took advantage of all America had to offer, unlike Russia, and have been hard at work to make America like old Russia.
Listen to Bernie Sommers and Hillary...they are not part of the intelligencia, but are using their words.