Here's How It Works...

Once upon a time, there was a great country with three main classes: the lowers, the middles, and the uppers.


The lowers and the middles decided that those who had waaaaay more money than they did should have to give up some of their private property and give it to the lowers and the middles, even though the uppers having more is not what caused the lowers and the middles to have less.


Amazingly, they were able to convince enough people to go along with their plan, and they petitioned their government to take, take, take from all of the uppers until the uppers had the same amount of money as the lowers and the middles.


Since there were no longer any uppers, the lowers began demanding from their government that the middles should have to give up some of their private property so that they could all have the same amount of private property, claiming that this was the only "fair" way to do things.


Their government was all too happy to acquiesce, and it wasn't long before everybody had the exact same amount of private property as everyone else.


Unfortunately, the government had also decided that since it had the power to take the money from the uppers and the middles and give it to the lowers, they also had the right to dictate the activities of the lowers, middles, and uppers.


Everyone was required to be tested for drugs randomly without warning, and was sent to prison if they tested positive.


Anything that might cost the government more money, such as drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, or drinking soda or eating sugar, was also outlawed. The government justified this by saying "We are providing affordable health care for everyone, so we must keep demand for health care down as much as possible."


Since it was not deemed ethical to deny health care to those who broke the law by drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, drinking soda, or eating sugar, those who were caught doing so were sent to prison, where they could still receive health care, but where they would not have the freedom that would allow them to obtain these forbidden items as easily.


Later, it was decided that potato chips, cake, and other high-fat foods were also costing the government too much in health care costs, so they made those illegal as well.


Pretty soon, everyone was miserable. They had health care, they had housing, they had the basic necessities, but they had no freedom.


And they all lived unhappily ever after.


The End.