Going Social

So, what do you think the role of our federal government should be? I think our founders intended it to be quite simple. As a Democracy, we were given a voice in our government. Our government was to guarantee our right to worship as we choose, to pursue life and happiness in the way we choose, and to protect our borders from outside aggressors.

There were still the rich and the poor, but unlike the previous dictatorship, the poor had the opportunity to become rich. A middle-class began to emerge from those that lost their riches, and from the poor that bettered themselves. But there was no guarantee that once rich, one would remain rich, or the other way around. That was capitalism.

The government's role evolved as time passed. People demanded more. No more rich. No more poor. Just one class with everyone being of equal wealth. That is socialism, and over the past five decades, our government has been going farther and farther in that direction. The government collects taxes from the rich and middle classes (because the poor can not pay taxes), then gives it back to only the poor and the middle class. Social Security, Medicare, and Welfare, are the examples I see.

But does socialism really work? I'll kick it around more later....I'm going to the Dock..