Socialism and capitalism both have their upsides and downsides. Ultimately, the best forms of government, in my opinion, are those that successfully manage to combine both philosophies.
Canada's government is a good example of this. Yes, people like to complain about it, as that's just human nature, but when you really think about it, things are pretty good here; we have good public healthcare and an effective social safety net, and we also give our citizens a good amount of personal freedom, and control over their own lives. In some ways, we're actually "freer" than our neighbors south of the border, who have to put up with things like the patriot act. 😜
It's not a perfect system, as we do have issues with wait times in our emergency rooms, and our government has been exhibiting some minor "nanny state" tendencies lately (mainly due to international pressure though 😜), but for the most part I have no complaints. There is a reason why we have long been ranked as being one of the best countries in the world to live in. 😁
Sorry, I went on a bit of a tangent there. 🤣 But Canada is awesome! 😁