If we are indeed moving toward a socialist democracy, then it is in direct opposition to the foundational principles upon which our nation was established. The unfortunate implementation of federal socialist programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Welfare, and other entitlement programs has resulted in unforeseen consequences that simply lead to greater entitlement demands. Individuals, families, communities and religious bodies once fulfilled the role of support for the “widows and orphans” of our world. Now we can stand, disinterested, on the sidelines, and expect our munificent government to fill that role. Gone (or at least dwindling) is the personal responsibility to be our brother’s keeper, with all the requisite empathetic contact that requires. Instead, the government gives and the government taketh away…by coercion via taxation. I won’t go into the lack of a single example of an efficient and effective government program at this time. Suffice to say that Medicare and our newly bankrupt Social Security provide adequate evidence to the contrary.
