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[jackson33]

M. A.; there simply is no way to stop a sprinkling of socialism. government itself, the people wanting re-election, will see to it their people get what is wanted.

the first social idea to take root, was social security. the intent was to take the peoples money and give it back to them when they retire. this system now has 80 million people getting something every month, the least of them are retired people. dependents, surviving and disability benefits have set the pace. each added much later for any number of reasons. these people in affect never put any money into the system and those that are currently retiring will get all they put in, with in 10 years. Medicare was added many years later and is a disaster in motion...

no doubt you can give examples where society has failed. this is however not the responsibility of government. personal responsibility is what made the US whatever it is. benevolence of the people, toward the other people, another and the idea of community involvement. the fine folks from places that have been for 6 to 15 hundred years have little concept of what it has been like to do all this country has done in 200 years. in actuality it was unique in history and may never happen again in mankind's existance.

one last thing; a capitalistic society, requires socialistic restraints to work.
anything you consider good, has come from this system. the degree of socialism is what makes any form of communistic government. there are few totally commune style countries left, none in what is called the industrialized world. Cuba was a very vibrant capitalistic nation that rivaled many of the worlds powers at one time. their people today have no opportunity to achieve anything, every person in this country can pursue and often achieve.