""All I have said is give me a working example of a socialist country with some proof that it works.""

Most of the Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Denmark etc. etc.) Sawz, but they haven't destroyed capitalism in the process.

The two are not mutually incompatible, and in fact are interdependent for best results.

Socialism is not a communist monster. At its best it can be the conscience and moral compass which capitalism often lacks, mitigating the worst excesses of Corporatist greed.

Balance is what is important, and the Scandinavian model of socialist capitalism has that.

Workers feel valued and adequately rewarded and companies benefit from that in myriad ways, not least one of the world's lowest absenteeism rates.

Don T.