What statements could be a key idea expressed by Socialists?

The socialists wanted the government to control transportation, communications, utilities, mines, and manufacturing.

Socialism's weakness revealed itself when the government did not invest in capital improvements. The United States had coast to coast telephone service years before England. The rail road tracks in both England and Argentina became extremely unsafe. English mines became so inefficient that American coal was shipped to Newcastle.

Socialism has been fairly good in maintaining roads and in public health. It has created a fairly good road system in the United States. It has greatly improved the road system in the state of Georgia ever since it got the politicians out of the road building business. In public health it has done a fairly good job of doing away with situations that spread disease.

Capitalism favors the rich and is unfair to the poor (apex)