Which one of the following statements reflects a characteristic of socialism?

APublic ownership protects workers from bad working conditions.
BIndividuals control all of the businesses.
CPeople must work at the jobs to which they're assigned.
DIndividuals who work hard can become very rich.

Verified Answer :

The answer is a. Public ownership protects
workers from bad working conditions. This is where government controls
industry to generate profits that would subsidize government projects such as
infrastructure, education, healthcare and other services.  There are some elements of capitalism but it
still regulated by government.

Neuron

The statement which reflects a characteristic of socialism would be that public ownership protects workers from bad working conditions - a. 

Because workers and owners of the goods would be on the same side in socialism, having public ownership would protect them from bad working conditions.