I can see the satanist in him . Fucking creepy <| sep |> Of course , subjectivity plays in because I think some socialists would trade economic welfare over equality etc . However , I think that there are many arguments and much scientific research that supports this . I think you ' ll have a hard time coming up with countries that have had large economic growth that are not based on a primarily market economy . If you look at recent examples such as Venezuela the nonmarket economy is unable to selfcorrect and is at the brink of collapse . If you look at Western vs . Eastern Germany they were relatively similar before occupation . The West prospered with free markets and the Marshall help . This goes for most of Eastern Europe and Russia as well , who are still playing catch up many years after they mimicked Western economies because they realized that government intervention is hurtful . Now of course if you think about socialist countries such as Denmark or Sweden , which are often characterized as mixed economies they have been able to prosper . However , I would still argue that their staterun institutions are inefficient .