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July 20, 2026 | By Annette Olson
Policy Issues
Constitution Culture

Midwest Socialism

MacIver Institute CEO Annette Olson gives a quick lesson on socialism both here at home and overseas.

Socialism: it sounds compassionate, but history shows it always fails. America's very first socialist experiment right here in the Midwest proved it.

That utopia abolished private property and promised perfect equality, but collapsed in under two years.

Venezuela, once rich, embraced socialism and plunged into poverty. The Soviet Union, Cuba, and others delivered bread lines, not prosperity.

Today, the Democrat Socialists of America are making gains across the nation and in Wisconsin.

Socialism creates big government and redistributes scarcity.

Wisconsin must remain a firewall against the DSA's failed promises. Smaller government, Individual liberty, and risk-taking entrepreneurs built America.

Choose freedom and opportunity. America’s Bill of Rights is better than the DSA failed platform.

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