Socialism

It is both interesting and sad that socialism in American is a growing reality.
Having worked a career as manufacturing engineer, I understand how effort is fostered by reward.
It is not surprising that government schools teach the benefits of socialism, touting its emotional attachment to fairness and, incorrectly so, to democracy. Why wouldn't a government teach what serves the government best? The problem, for me, is that governments act upon their own best interests before the interests of its citizens.
All economic systems have their reward centers, sometimes characterized by socialists as capitalistic greed. For socialism, greed is found amongst the government and is sycophantic industries.
Socialism makes non-governmental workers equal in terms of responsibility and reward. Within the confines of socialism, equality of reward is demotivating to the better skilled individuals. Equality of reward motivates the better skilled to ratchet down in-system effort and increase system avoidance. Business systems run best when motivation for reward is present.
Go ahead, stick a fork in it.