The global competition to please the international corporate elite drives down wages, destroys traditional agricultural communities and pollutes our global environment. Capitalism thrives on individualism with children becoming the sole responsibility and possession of their parents. Socialism emphasizes community with children and child rearing as a community responsibility. Things like affordable housing, universal health care, widespread public transportation, quality daycare etc. are among our top priorities. Cooperation replaces com-petitiveness.
Community supersedes individualism.
A more equitable pattern of wealth and income will prevail. Until poverty is finally abolished by the elimination of the unjust capitalistic economic system and replaced by democratic socialism, we believe it is essential to conserve entitlement to AFDC and reinstitute General Assistance. First, we recognize the function of work in society. Work means that each of us contributes to making society a better place. With this definition of work Socialists expect all members to contribute to the common good.