What's Wrong With Socialism?

It’s “forced servitude,” otherwise known as “slavery,” which this country banned a long time ago. It's forcing one person's labor or money to be used for the purpose of another. But the government doesn’t CALL it that. They have fancy slogans like a “safety net,” “spreading the wealth,” “income redistribution,” “caring for the less fortunate,” and the “will of the majority.” I’m sure you can think of others. What if they demanded you give the aged widows in your neighborhood $50 a week so they could afford to hire someone to mow their lawns and do other things for them they can no longer do? Or that you go over (under orders) and do it yourself? You’d rebel, wouldn’t you? And the socialists would criticize you, saying you’re “heartless and selfish,” and many other derogatory terms they keep in stock to use in “shaming you.” But I’d bet you’d willingly mow their lawns or do other little chores for them if it were your OWN idea. This is what’s wrong with all forms of collectivism: socialism, Fascism, communism, Progressivism, etc. FORCING you to do what you’d do willingly on your own, if it were YOUR idea; and TAKING your money to accomplish it. (Walter E. Williams in Capitalism Magazine)