Living in near-perfect harmony.

Capitalism is good. Socialism is bad. That's been the sound bite chant played to Americans for generations. We've been acclimated. Like robots. Fed the same message over and over and over. We've learned the lesson by rote. We don't think any more. We don't recognize anymore that social security is good, because it's socialism. And that Medicare is good, because it's socialism. Yes, there is good socialism. And there's also bad capitalism. Especially when the profiteers step in. And exploit the masses. Bilk 'em. Take us to the cleaners. Because capitalists become greedy. I'll also admit there's good capitalism. When it's regulated. In order to curb the greed. And there's bad socialism. When it abandons democratic principles and comes under the auspices of dictatorships. Few situations are totally black and white. Grey creeps in. If we had a society that had a good balance of capitalism and socialism, we might find that we're living in near-perfect harmony. --Jim Broede