I think people should be entitled to things like healthcare and a roof and bed . Some sort of living wage that would supplement people to keep them above the poverty level . How do you suppose this will be paid for , especially when the majority of the people in the country decide to just stay home instead of work because they have everything they need paid for by the government . You would end up with a system where the pool of producers gets smaller and the pool of dependents gets larger to the point where the burden becomes too great on the producers , and the economy collapses . Just because something sounds good on paper , doesn ' t mean it works in reality . Capitalism isn ' t perfect but it has produced more wealth for the average person than any other system ever has in the history of the world .