Why socialism is bad

Gonna do the round from my phone. Oh boy, here we go. The only conceivable way I can go about this on my phone is to respond to my opponent's points paragraph by paragraph. So lets get started. My opponents first paragraph doesn't really say all that much. All he does in that paragraph is accuse socialists of all being greedy and envious of other people, but a) he never warrants this, b) he never warrants why wanting wealth is bad, c) he never explained how this links to socialism, and d) he never warranted how this is unique to socialism. So we can ignore it fairly easily. My opponent starts the second paragraph by saying that socialism is ineffective because it spreads wrath around and involves the government a lot. The only problem with this is that a) he never explains why this is true, and thus gives it no warrant, and b) it's not bad at all. Going wealth to those who are in need of wealth is a good thing. It eliminates such things as classes and poverty and creates a more balanced, equal society. My opponent's only other claim in this paragraph is that it removes our incentives to work by removing our will to work hard for reward. However, a) my opponent's example is not of a socialist economy, but rather a communistic one (which is not the same thing). So his example int even relevant. But then b) socialism actually increases our desire to work, as it places the means of production back into the hands of the populace instead of in control by the elite few. This means that more people will be in control of their own fortunes and earnings, and thus will want to work harder to earn more. With both of the claims in this paragraph refuted, we can ignore it. My opponent's third paragraph starts with the claim that socialism increases pvierty and the separation of classes by making the population dependent upon the government. The only problem here is a) he provides no warrant for this, b) his reasoning (dependence upon the government) doesn't even prove his argument (more poverty and more separation of classes). If the government is giving citizens more wealth, citizens aren't going to magically have less wealth. More wealth for all people will only make the class separation smaller. My opponent then claims that socialism causes a war among the classes, but neve warrants it or explains why it's true or why it matters so we have no reason to look to the claim. This paragraph is also refuted. My opponent's last paragraph is examples of places where socialism sucks. Yet this only proves, at best, that there are certain situations and times that socialism isn't the best. It doesn't do anything sufficient to affirm. But moreover, he neglects to mention France, who six moths ago elected a Socialist leader and are now one of the premier nations in terms of healthcare. So socialism does work, which either a) turns his argument in favor of my side, or b) makes the offense moot. With my opponent's arguments refuted, I will make my case for why socialism is a good idea. The following list of benefits is taken from the following site: (http://politicsreport.com...) - Socialism takes the ownership, responsibility, and benefits of resources and the means of productions out of the hands of the elite few and puts them under the collective hands of the people. Contrary to popular belief, this actually increases the quality of goods produced, etc. After all, are you going to work harder to produce a better product or service to make someone else rich or for your own company of which you have a vested interest? With socialism the workers themselves own the companies, resources, and means of productions so they have a very real connection and vested interest in the well being of said companies, etc. - Socialism creates community values. Socialism reinforces the idea that "we are all in this together" instead of each man fending for himself at any cost. This tends to have positive social benefits while equally distributing the work load. - Socialism creates an egalitarian society. - Socialism allows workers to reap the full benefits of their own efforts and ends the institutionalized robbery of the very workers who are producing the wealth in the first place. - Socialism, when done right, raises the standard of living for the entire nation as a whole. - Socialism would free workers from wage slavery. - Socialism would raise the level of education and health services and make them available for all citizens thereby raising the over all quality of life for the entire nation. - Under socialism need would drive production not profit which means those services and goods which were most needed but which yield little profit in the past would now be available including life saving medicines, new technologies, and better food sources. - Socialism would end the monopolies and tyrannies of mega-corporations. - Socialism would end poverty. -Socialism would result in healthier citizens by increasing the access to healthy food, better nutrition, and healthy lifestyle not available or encouraged under a capitalist regime. -Socialism creates a sustainable society that can build and flourish both for the current generation as well as those to come, unlike capitalism which is designed to ultimately fail. With all of the benefits that socialism gives, I see no reason why it is bad. Thus, the resolution is negated.