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welfare policies are programs that use a collective wallet that is applied by judgement. this is socialism even in your own words. it is called a mixed economy. a non-centralist planned economy with fixed wages is achived through democratised economy, something advocated by all modern socialists, and most early socialists - just not by the traditionally authoritarian and corrupt russia. labour unions are an element of this, a small measure of planned economy with fixed wages by agreement. 
i will not have wikipedia give false information because you are not aware of what socialism means while being completely pent on pushing your propogandised POV. I know it's been demonised and the hatred of it is popularised in this one quirky country, but why is it so difficult for americans to even understand what is just a natural part of europe?· Lygophile has spoken "