Thread: Socialism Works!

So which of these is indicative of socialism?
(rhetorical question)

having a government

having a government that collects 10% of personal income

having a government that collects 40% of personal income

having a government that uses that money to:

build highways
explore outer space
wage war
provide public education
provide public health care
provide living assistance to the most impoverished 10%
provide living assistance to the most impoverished 3%
provide a postal service
offer foreign aid
guarantee savings deposits in banks
maintain national parks
etc.

Sorry for the long post, but I really don't understand how providing extra services suddenly tips some arbitrary scale to the side of socialism. Either you have a government that collects taxes and provides services or you don't. Most of what seems to get people excited is just a difference of degree, not of ideology.