In the article Socialism is not harmful they mention that there are no models of a democratic socialist nation because it is old and the globalization of capitalism makes it difficult to maintain this type of government due to the labor force low cost companies can utilize through outsourcing. This keeps socialism at bay because bringing those jobs back to the states would make everything cost a lot more than it does now. But other socialist ideas that I think America could benefit from would be ensuring a national health plan and raising the minimum