Why Socialism Often Leads to Tyranny - Foundation for Economic Education

Why Socialism Often Leads to Tyranny - Foundation for Economic Education:

• Socialism and communism lead to underperforming economies and the loss of individual opportunity for generations.

"There is plenty of anecdotal evidence that communism leads to tyranny. 
Mention the countries North Korea, Cuba, the Soviet Union, Mao Tse Tung’s China, East Germany, and Venezuela, and most people immediately think of an oppressed population with almost no economic opportunity and no political freedom.
The words communist dictatorship roll off the tongue like the two words have gone together forever. 

...The good news is you are entitled to housing, education, health care, and food.
But that doesn’t mean people no longer have to work.
The Soviet Constitution of 1936-Article 12 stated that “Labor in USSR is a duty and honorable obligation of each able citizen according to the principle: ‘Those who don’t work—don’t eat.’” 

...The real issue that needs to be addressed here is that a government that controls everything can quash dissent by changing the economic situation of anyone who is pointing out their defects or is involved with the opposition.
In a communist society, all jobs, all levels of education, the national police, the medical system, the judicial system, the electoral system, the housing stock, the food distribution system, the military, the press, and all forms of transportation are controlled by the central government.

Write an insightful article about how a local government official is making a huge mistake (if you can find a computer to write it on), and you may find your apartment changed to the worst one available in a city where you don’t want to live..."
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