Some people act surprised as if Socialism and Communism came out of nowhere to take over America. But its been building for decades. What do you think the Welfare State is? What do you think transfer payments are? Welfare. Food Stamps. Subsidized Housing. Obamaphones. Medicaid. Even subsidized Medicare. And the Democrats have created middle class subsidies so they aren’t just for the poor. The new American Dream is “gimme gimme gimme and make the ‘rich’ pay for it.” Get money from the government paid for by someone else. So of course Socialism and Communism gain traction. The ideal that you have to be self-sufficient went out the window a long time ago.
America is a wealthy country. The Dems take an extra 5% from the middle class and it provides billions to buy favor with new Dem voters thru welfare payments. It's our fault, we should demand tax cuts and a government that balances the budget.
Even FReepers demand the Welfare State to take care of us.
I've argued with several FReepers that we should get rid of Social Security.
Obviously, that was not acceptable.
We should do a poll and I bet that at least 50% FReepers will vote in favor to maintain Social Security.
So we are not serious about it.