Was Jesus a socialist?

I agree that it depends on the definition of socialism--Marxist totalitarian state, redistribution of wealth (which any government that collects a dollar of tax money does), some level of social welfare as in late 19th century Germany, the New Deal, modern day Sweden, Britain in the 1960's.

Three things:

1. When I think of socialism, I think of government ownership of the means of production.

2. When we accuse someone of being a "socialist" in this country, we end the debate because the term is a pejorative one.

3. Every advanced country on the planet today has some balance between government and the market--the differences, which can be substantial, concern the emphasis placed on government or the market