Our contemporary brand of socialism has one fatal flaw. It's too expensive. When you try to shower benefits on so many recipients, you eventually must resort to subterfuge. Foremost among those tricks is money and credit expansion. Inevitably, you debase your currency.
Faith puts the power of the universe at your disposal.
Nobody heeds danger when they're making money.
Beware the person who is on a hot streak.
Those who help the poor the most also hurt them the most.
Throughout history government has seldom hesitated from robbing its citizens in a crisis.