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Socialism is the political and economic philosphy in which the production and distribution of goods is directly controlled by the government. For example, the government of the area that you were in directly controls any and all companies. There is no longer private property but instead the government owns the house you live in and the land that your house is on. This makes it so that there is an equal distribution of property and wealth making all people equal in some sence. This creates a motivational problem though, if the government pays everyone the same amount, why should you do anything difficult? Why should you work hard at your job when no matter how hard you work there is the same reward?

This makes Many of these ideas originate from the 19th century philospher, Karl Marx. Socialism Branches off into many different political ideologies including communism.

[Mike enters onto the stage] [Chris enters as Karl Marx] Mike:** How did socialism start? Mike:** How does this directly benefit the public? Mike:** Well I'm sorry but that is all the time we have for today.Thank you for coming on my show, I hope that you can come back on again soon. Ladies and gentlemen The Father of Socialism Karl Marx. [Applause]
 * Narrorator:**Welcome to the Late Night Show with Mike Levy. Tonight we have a special guest Karl Marx "The Father of Socialism'. And heres our host now MIKE LEVY!
 * Mike:** Welcome to the show! I'm your host Mike Levy. We've got a great show planned for tonight. Lets meet tonights guest Karl Marx.
 * Mike:** Welcome to the show Karl, why did you choose this career?
 * Karl:** I felt that the government could treat the people of Germany more fairly
 * Mike:** Now we here that you are the Father of Socialism, exactly what is socialism?
 * Karl:** Socialism is the political and economic philosophy in which the production and distribution of goods is directly controlled by the government. For example, the government of the area that you were in directly controls any and all companies. There is no longer private property but instead the government owns almost everything
 * Mike:** That sounds a lot like communism could you please explain the difference?
 * Karl: Communism is a more strict form of socialism in which many rights and liberties of citizens are taken away and the government has complete control over you like the Nazi Party in WWII. Also there are no strict checks and balances in communism.
 * Karl:** Socialism started as a workers movement in Germany
 * Mike:** Wow thats interesting, I heard that socialism is a failing form of government is that true?
 * Karl: In some senses it is, there are still a few countries with major social groups like in Germany.
 * Karl: Socialism benefits the public because unlike most systems it eliminates most poverty and makes most people equal, unfortunately it is exploitable by the people at the top and can cause for the people below them to suffer.