Not nearly everyone in the US considers Socialism the great satan. The problem, imo, is the dark side of Capitalism. Too often - and perhaps it is inevitable - Capitalism is greed, pure and simple: the notion that more is always better. In my opinion, the capitalistic system as it has developed has done the US few favors.

I should add that I fully agree with this list, Little Hawk:

1. No member of the community should ever be deniend needed medical treatment for lack of money! Said medical treatment should be given at no charge to the afflicted person. That is universal and equally free health care for all citizens, funded through common taxes (as long as one still has a money system in place).

2. No member of the society should ever be forced to participate in or support any war which he or she does not believe in.

3. All should receive equal protection under the law.

4. No one should be arrested or imprisoned without being informed of the legal charges and being given fair trial and legal counsel.

5. No one should have to live in dire poverty below a certain level of basic human dignity. By that I mean that everyone should be guaranteed at least a decent place to live in, enough food and other basic necessities to survive, access to a good education, and other basic necessities at a simple level. Beyond that level, they should be free to prosper and go higher strictly by their own efforts, and most of them would do so in such circumstances, because most people want to go higher when they have a chance to.

6. And anyone who wants paying work should have it...as a constitutional right.

7. And everyone should be guaranteed freedom of speech, freedom of thought, freedom of belief, freedom of assembly and freedom of expression.