:::::::Progressivism was founded as a reform to the [[Spoils system]], patronage , and corruption. It was hi-jacked by socialists to usher in the [[welfare state]]. It not only failed to eliminate patronage and corruption, it created a system in which it is impossible to vote out corruption. The Spoils system at least had that advantage. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]]</sup> 21:10, 5 October 2019 (EDT) | :::::::Progressivism was founded as a reform to the [[Spoils system]], patronage , and corruption. It was hi-jacked by socialists to usher in the [[welfare state]]. It not only failed to eliminate patronage and corruption, it created a system in which it is impossible to vote out corruption. The Spoils system at least had that advantage. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]]</sup> 21:10, 5 October 2019 (EDT) |