The welfare states of Western Europe and the Nordic countries seem much better than America's system of late stage capitalism and they have not lead to mass starvation or total collapse.
Likewise, America's economy seemed to be much more healthy when it had a more active/successful labor movement.
I'm not sure if the current success of Norway can be replicated everywhere. It has a small population living off a state oil fund that has something like $300k/person.
Likewise, America's economy seemed to be much more healthy when it had a more active/successful labor movement.