"Oh, look how far we've come!" That is what those who are in favor of socialist policies say, and point to all the people that "we" have "helped" with programs like social security, welfare, medicare, and all the others.
I, on the other hand, wonder how we got this far down the wrong road, taking away people's freedoms by taxing them heavily and then using that money to promote laziness and reliance on government. It is simply legalized stealing, forcing people to pay for things they never use so others can use them, forcing people who work harder and smarter to pay for people who are lazy and/or stupid.
Everything that government can do, the private sector can do better, and much more efficiently, without usurping the rights of the people to make their own choices.
After all, we Americans claim that we're free! But what are we free from? What did we gain freedom from when we declared our independence? Freedom from tyrrany? Freedom from oppression? Yes! And what does that mean? Freedom from government!!
