The trouble is, however, that now, even more than then, the American people have little interest in liberty. Instead, they want the impossible: home ownership for those who cannot afford homes, credit for those who are not creditworthy, old-age pensions for those who have not saved, health care for those who make no attempt to keep themselves healthy, and college educations for those who lack the wit to finish high school. Moreover, they want it now, and they want somebody else to pay for it.This is a truth, and usually exactly what the Socialists throughout America clamor for. They don't think they are "socialists", they just think they're asking for their emotively-"earned" "40-acres and a mule".
I read articles like this and my instinct is to fight back...but against what? The socialist minded democrat party is hopeless and have the media promoting their idiotic plans. We have a public education system that now has us 4th from the bottom worldwide for math skills. We have a generation of XBox live behind us and the "worst" generation in front of us. This "worst" generation will utterly sink us and not care one iota. After all, didn't they pay into the "system" their $30,000 through payroll taxes to get $100,000's of health care? I try to resist being hopelessness, but then articles like these appear or the facts enter and I'm back to hopelessness.
I'm currently reading a book titled "The Forsaken" about people who immigrated from the US to the USSR in the 30's. Some just looking for a job and some, attracted to the idea of the "socialist utopia". Tens of thousands died chasing the facade of socialism. Looks like we're gonna repeat that here in the US as the federal government continues to grow and grow and grow and dictate more and more of what we can and cannot to. Try to open a business, you'll see what I mean.
Here's hoping for the best!