Aren't enlightened nations supposed to do this?

No, as you don't seem to understand that it is the individuals responsibility to create in life by getting an education and applying themselves for "give" a man a fish and you feed him for a day (nonproductivity and habitual) Teach a man to fish and he can feed his community. Productive and contributing to the society. Socialism has never worked if you just open you eyes and actually see what is going on in Socialists countries!

What moron taught you this?  FLASH!!!!!  You're supposed to take care of yourself. Not mommy, not daddy, not Big Brother YOU!!  If you are afraid to do that and try to hide it by fobbing off your personal responsibility to the government, then you have a serious psychological problem.  Now go put on your big boy pants and try it. 

No......We have seen time and time again that Socialisim destroy's posperity and the middle class.  Robbing the upper half and giving it to the lower class killing upward mobility for all.  Not to mention destroying jobs, disposible income that increases unemployment.

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