Nanny States
Socialism’s Greatest Lie: Government Can Give You Everything for Free
By Daniel Greenfield Monday, January 4, 2010
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is a lobby firm for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.Socialism’s greatest lie is that it promises the people something for nothing, services and programs of all kind that will either be “free” or more affordable than the free market variety. But just like the ads promising you a free iPod or a chance to make millions from home while you yawn, socialism is not something for nothing, instead more often it’s nothing for something.
The idea that the government will take care of you is appealing, entire nanny states have been built on that proposition. But the government can’t take care of you, it can’t even pay its own bills without you. It can’t run a television station, a toll bridge or even an off track betting service, or any venture that in private hands would be profitable, without using taxpayer funds to prop it up.
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