I never suggested that socialism would "improve freedom and prosperity" Don.
Both of these would take a hit in the short term......We lead extremely wasteful lives, we poison the planet, we are greedy selfish an acquisitive.......We demand "freedoms" to do exactly as we please regardless of the effect on society.
I we want real benefits like free education, a properly functioning health service and other public services which are fit for purpose, we will be required to relinquish many of the faux freedoms which have been handed out as sops to a nation completely without any sense of personal responsibility.