I have a friend of 60 years, who was my next door neighbor growing up. Yesterday this FSU Pol Sci graduate and Former VP of a major private college made the statement that the major purpose of any government was to redistribute wealth. He would think that nothing was wrong because the money went to a good use. I had a light bulb moment, Democrats want to enforce the kleptocracy and punish those who disagree. 60 years of respect down the toilet. Evidently your stuff isn’t yours.
“major purpose of any government was to redistribute wealth”
Your neighbor is correct—for most of human history that is exactly what governments have done—stolen from the peons to enrich the plutocrats.
Our Founding Fathers had a different vision—but it was a truly revolutionary one—and it is not surprising that it could not last long.