It can exist without the capitalist backbone but it cannot persist for very long. Central control by gov’t over entire economies has failed everywhere it has been tried.
Consumers will always know what they need and want better than gov’t can dictate it and private enterprises will always be better at making sure the supply meets or exceeds the demand.
There aren’t enough bureaucrats on the planet to do the job that hundreds of millions of us do on our own every day as both suppliers and consumers.
Big big …huge difference between services provided by state/local vs federal. A socialist state still allows strong and independent Americans to move where Momma Gubmint does not live. A socialist country , however, forces all American to accept such a system with no recourse. The hardworking independent types will be FORCED to give the fruits of their labor to your stupid shit hole illegals.
Although I’d say that Hillary is the worst politician I’ve ever seen, Obama and McCain or Romney were worse choices. Hillary is totally crooked, but Obama did much more lasting damage than a simple crook would do. As GOP nominees, I can’t decide which one was worse - McCain, a stupid crooked phony or Romney, a smart unprincipled phony.
Then there was Bush-Kerry, that was so bad I voted for Marilyn Chambers.
The Trump economy and open Anti-Semitism of the left are going to make voter demographics interesting in 2020 in key states as more Hispanic, Black and ■■■■■■ voters wake up.