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Ok, Mur'cans, listen up. I know many of you out there are a'fear'd of the term "socialism". "Ooooo, scary!", you say. Let me assure you, there is nothing to be a'fear'd of. Didn't your Momma ever tell you that, "sticks and stones may break your bones, but words should never hurt you"? I think she did. "Socialism", it's easy. Let me illustrate with a simple example to which I'm sure you all can relate. Let's say, for e.g., you are the Dad, and as a Dad, you are frequently obligated to "bring home the bacon"....or chicken. However, in this case, let's assume everyone in the family chips in--according to their ability-- to get a bucket of KFC, biscuits, mashed 'taters, etc, mmmm, finger lickin': --12pc. Chicken, 3 Large Sides, 6 Biscuits (Feeds 6+) Ok then, let's say you set the bucket o' chicken, etc, on the dining room table and the 5 other members of the family gather 'round. Now, let's say, after the family prayer, you grab the bucket and take 11 pcs of the chicken, 2 of the sides, and 5 of the biscuits. This is what is known as "hoarding resources" and could be attributed to "greed".. This is what happens in what is known as "capitalism": most of the resources are hoarded by a greedy few. Well, there is an inherent problem with this: namely, the other members tend to view this situation as "unfair" and view you as a "bad person". Now, stay with me here, under "socialism", all the chicken, sides, and biscuits would be shared more equally--like, in a normal family--according to the desire of each member and this would tend to be viewed as "more fair" and everybody's happy . Everybody gets some chicken. Share the chicken. It's really that simple, Companheiros. Ok, discuss amongst yourselves.....