Some people who plays a part in socialism are Karl Marx, Eugene Debs, Martin Luther King Jr., Robert Owen and Frederich Engels. Karl Marx concept of socialism follows from his concept of man. Marx believed “ Socialism is not flight or abstraction form but the genuine actualization of man’s nature as something real.” Marx fought against religion because he thought it as alienated and does not satisfy the true needs of man. Eugene Debs was a trade union leader, he was also a …show more content…
Some pros in socialism are promoting equality which means socialism aims for all people to be treated equally and gets equal access to all resources of the state. Another pro in socialism is equal access to healthcare. Socialism makes it mandatory to keep healthcare cost affordable and also free in order to have everyone offered medical help whenever needed. There are also a few cons in socialism, one is financial burden in socialism. These burdens can lead to welfare schemes, health care to education, right to food and almost every other normal living people do everyday. Another con for socialism would be that it could make an entire country lazy and unproductive, this situation may benefit welfare programs and cause people to think they could stop working. People would expect the state to provide all their needs, if so where would the state get all the