{"id":2634699,"date":"2026-07-24T10:40:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialism-is-a-pie-in-the-sky-treatment-byron-york\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:42:18","slug":"socialism-is-a-pie-in-the-sky-treatment-byron-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialism-is-a-pie-in-the-sky-treatment-byron-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Socialism is a &#8216;pie in the sky treatment&#8217;: Byron York"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsocialism-is-a-pie-in-the-sky-treatment-byron-york%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2634699&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Washington Examiner&#8217;s chief political correspondent Byron York criticized socialists for having unrealistic goals, comparing their platform too a fantasy where everyone has everything they need. He highlighted the energy of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) within the Democratic party and discussed a recent poll showing Democrats&#8217; favorable views of socialism and the DSA. York pointed out that the DSA&#8217;s new platform, titled \u201cWorkers Deserve More,\u201d includes radical proposals such as eliminating the Senate, granting amnesty to all immigrants, defunding the Department of war, and replacing the Electoral college with a national popular vote. He dismisses the platform as &#8220;pie in the sky,&#8221; promising that rich people will fund their extensive social programs, which he argues is impractical. York also notes the potential for worldwide healthcare to eliminate private insurance and warns that these proposals could bankrupt the country, emphasizing that such plans were never intended to work as promised.Additionally, he mentions the rise of Black Democrats opposing socialist agendas.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>chief political correspondent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/byron-york\/\">Byron York<\/a> slammed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\/\">socialists<\/a> for being unrealistic about their platform\u2019s goals and compared it to a type of fantasy land where \u201ceverybody has everything they need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-socialists-of-america\/\">Democratic Socialists of America<\/a> seem to have the most energy in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\">Democratic Party<\/a>,\u201d York said on Fox News\u2019s <em>America Reports <\/em>Thursday. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4662090\/socialism-democratic-socialist-america-platform-byron-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Socialism is a \u2018pie in the sky treatment\u2019: Byron York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4657182\/dsa-endorsement-tracker-socialists-running-for-office-across-america\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DSA endorsement tracker: Here are the socialists running for office across America<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4661261\/the-view-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-2028-front-runner-low-testosterone-men\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The View: AOC is 2028 front-runner, but \u2018low testosterone guys\u2019 won\u2019t vote for her<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York cited a Fox News poll conducted July 17-20 about favorable views on socialism, the DSA, and capitalism. Among\u00a0Democratic\u00a0respondents, 59% favored the DSA and 52% favored socialism, compared with just 6% and 11% among <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\">Republicans<\/a>, respectively. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-confronted-with-poll-showing-majority-no-longer-believe-he-is-competent-at-job\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Confronted With Poll Showing Majority No Longer Believe He Is Competent At Job\">poll results show<\/a> that Democrats as a whole, not just democratic socialists, have a very favorable impression of socialism,\u201d York said. <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3644012&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=eb489cb3084ffa80e80df4aa48c955e9\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York highlighted the DSA\u2019s new platform, which was released on July 14. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRepublicans would probably do well to point to the DSA platform, which was just released in the last couple weeks, and lays out the party\u2019s goals, and they\u2019re extraordinary,\u201d York said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The platform, called <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/program.dsausa.org\/\">\u201cWorkers Deserve More,\u201d<\/a> includes eliminating the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a>, granting amnesty for all immigrants, defunding the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\">Department of War<\/a>, and replacing the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/electoral-college\/\">Electoral College<\/a> with a national popular vote for president.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf we lived in a classless society and governed ourselves, we could freely build a world without war or poverty. We could build a world where no one suffers for their race, gender, or religion, and everyone is free, equal, and cared for. Building this world is the guiding star of our movement,\u201d the platform said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s essentially a pie in the sky treatment in which everybody has everything they need, and it\u2019s all paid for by these really, really rich people that they\u2019re going to tax at a high level. Now, the idea of whether there are enough rich people in the country to finance something like that doesn\u2019t show up in the platform, but that\u2019s what they\u2019re promising,\u201d York said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese people are promising everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4661824\/black-democrats-bulwark-socialist-takeover\/\"><strong>BLACK DEMOCRATS EMERGE AS BULWARK AGAINST SOCIALIST TAKEOVER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York also noted that the basis of universal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/healthcare\/\">healthcare<\/a> is going to knock out most people\u2019s private insurance, and compared it to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/obamacare\/\">Obamacare\u2019s<\/a> temporary emergency <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a> subsidies that were going to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4639408\/obamacare-premiums-double-digit-increase-2027\/\">\u201cbankrupt the country.\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis was not the way the system was designed to work,\u201d York said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Byron York criticizes socialists&#8217; unrealistic goals, calling it a fantasy land<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2634700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26199842871765-1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37928,42089,36186,12428],"class_list":["post-2634699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-byron-york","tag-economic-debate","tag-political-critique","tag-socialism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26199842871765-1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634699"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2634703,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634699\/revisions\/2634703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2634700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}