Socialism cannot exist in abundance, because anything in abundance automatically becomes an alternative currency, which subverts the control of the state over things.
It can be said that the only place socialism can actually work is on the Moon, where *nothing* exists in abundance, so everything *must* be rationed.
Socialists realize this, so work very hard both to create shortage even in the middle of abundance; or at least the *appearance* of shortage. So they constantly campaign to “raise public awareness” that shortage exists in abundance.
As in, here we sit on a raft in the middle of a fresh water lake, full of potable water; yet they try and convince us that drinking water is in shortage, so we must do what they want and they will ration it for us. They then angrily attack anyone trying to get water for themselves by reaching overboard with a cup.
Look at food in America for a moment. One of the biggest problems that farmers have is that while a scant crop can be financially hard on them, a bumper crop can wipe them out. Even at the height of the Dust Bowl, when thousands of farms were destroyed, the farmers outside the region still produced so much food that it was not worth it to ship to market.
So even today, we have vastly more food than we could eat. So why is there the prospect of high inflation in food prices soon? Well, it has nothing to do with the food itself, and everything to do with bad government.
One final note is that “austerity” is often a lie. When the problem is that a government is too large and spends too much money, an “austerity” program that hurts the public but leaves the government untouched is the height of hypocrisy.
WHAT IS A PATRIOT?
PATRIOTS are not “Revolutionaries” trying to overthrow the government of the United States.
PATRIOTS are “Counter-Revolutionaries” trying to prevent the government of the United States,
from overthrowing the Constitution of the United States. - Unknown Author