Geldo, don't you think in a sense we have "outgrown" socialism? The nation as a whole (and yes, I know you're British, but let me continue) has something like an 11% poverty rate. We have some aspects of socialism in our system, and I do admit that I admire certain elements of the more socialistic European systems, but I think we're doing pretty well as a country without having to redistribute the wealth to any great degree.