The basic tenet of socialism is that democracy is good: the traditional corporate model is dictatorship, and it should be reformed into democracy instead.
> the owners are not handed their ownership ... they "buy" it with what they put in.
Sure, but then they have it, and that's great. Being rewarded for your work is good. Problem is, they have to do nothing to maintain it. After an initial period of work, they have it forever. Whereas a worker who comes in afterward has no access, and even though they also put in a lot of work, they won't get any ownership. Those people are not being rewarded for the work that they do, which we all agree is bad.
> workers should be granted a degree of ownership by virtue of the work they do?
Basically, yes. People should be in control of themselves, and their situations. Ownership == control.
Please note that I'm painting in _very_, _very_ broad strokes here. There is a ton of space under this tent.
> the owners are not handed their ownership ... they "buy" it with what they put in.
Sure, but then they have it, and that's great. Being rewarded for your work is good. Problem is, they have to do nothing to maintain it. After an initial period of work, they have it forever. Whereas a worker who comes in afterward has no access, and even though they also put in a lot of work, they won't get any ownership. Those people are not being rewarded for the work that they do, which we all agree is bad.
> workers should be granted a degree of ownership by virtue of the work they do?
Basically, yes. People should be in control of themselves, and their situations. Ownership == control.
Please note that I'm painting in _very_, _very_ broad strokes here. There is a ton of space under this tent.