Reading these results
These are people the quiz placed in Market Socialism on the strength of these same answers, so the strongest agreements are partly built in.
The interesting figures are the ones further down: what this group is split on, and where it departs from the rest of the sample in ways the label alone would not predict. The comparison group is everyone who has taken the long quiz, which leans left of the general public.
Where they break from everyone else
The statements where this group is furthest from the rest of the sample.
Redistributing wealth through taxes and public programs makes the economy stronger.
Redistribution as Growth · Economic axis · 126 answered
This group sits 44 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Market signals prevent wasteful allocation of scarce resources.
efficiency · Market Usage axis · 121 answered
This group sits 42 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
The economy would be fairer if more companies were owned by their workers instead of outside shareholders.
Worker Ownership · Economic axis · 126 answered
This group sits 41 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Housing should be treated as a basic right, not mainly as an investment.
Housing & Property · Economic axis · 126 answered
This group sits 39 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Democratic planning must replace market allocation mechanisms entirely.
abolish · Market Usage axis · 120 answered
This group sits 39 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
Economic power always turns into political power, so inequality threatens democracy.
Wealth & Power · Economic axis · 125 answered
This group sits 37 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Price systems necessarily generate socioeconomic inequality.
prices · Market Usage axis · 119 answered
This group sits 36 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
The worth of a product comes only from what people are willing to pay, not from its labor or social benefit.
Subjective Value · Economic axis · 126 answered
This group sits 32 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
What they argue about
Sharing a label does not mean sharing an answer. These are the statements that split Market Socialism closest to evenly.
Price systems necessarily generate socioeconomic inequality.
prices · Market Usage axis · 119 answered
42% agreed, 43% disagreed.
The country runs better when power is concentrated in a strong central authority.
Centralization of Power · Governance axis · 125 answered
44% agreed, 46% disagreed.
Even hateful or offensive speech should remain legal and free from government restriction.
Free Speech · Governance axis · 126 answered
48% agreed, 45% disagreed.
Socialist transformation requires globally coordinated revolution.
international · International Strategy axis · 125 answered
48% agreed, 43% disagreed.
It is better to let some guilty people go free than to risk punishing an innocent person.
Due Process · Governance axis · 124 answered
43% agreed, 49% disagreed.
Maintaining a strong national culture is more important than embracing global cosmopolitanism.
National Identity · Social axis · 123 answered
50% agreed, 40% disagreed.
Electoral victories can accomplish complete socialist transformation.
elections · Reform vs Revolution axis · 116 answered
39% agreed, 51% disagreed.
Government ownership ensures democratic accountability over production.
government · Ownership Model axis · 120 answered
51% agreed, 36% disagreed.
Their average position
- Economic
- Left51.2%
- Governance
- Libertarian8.3%
- Social
- Progressive23.4%
Averaged across 126 responses.
Averaged across 126 responses.
Averaged across 126 responses.