Question

Why is it inaccurate to label an American politician as a communist simply because he or she expresses a desire to increase government involvement in some aspect of the economy?

Answer 1

Answer:

It is incorrect to classify an American politician as a communist because they have indicated the need for government to up its intervention in some aspect of the economy due to the following reasons:

A communist is one who is an ardent adherent and supporter of the ideologies of communism.

Communism is the political philosophy which supports the position that the government or the state ought and should control all resources and distribute them according to the ability of each individual to contribute to it with the intention of eliminating inequality.

The question asserts that the Americal politician is asking for MORE government involvement, not TOTAL government take over as is the case in Communism. The label - Communist therefore does not correctly qualify the politician.

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