I'm sick of the misconception that Socialism = Command Economy.

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10. I know, it's baffling to me too.

I know the short answer is Capitalism, but some things just seem to defy common sense. I feel the same way about businesses that are always trying to lower worker pay--if you don't pay people enough to buy the stuff they make for the company, you're eating the seed corn! Even that jerk Henry Ford understood that. But I guess the pursuit of profit really is mindless in all senses of the word.

I think true small businesses could be a definite feature of Socialism. I think when people were just starting to form Socialism in their own countries, people probably decided to err on the side of caution and make sure that they eliminated as many roads back to Capitalism as possible. Who knew if a hot dog seller could turn into an oligarch or not, lol, given the right circumstances, etc.