“From each according to his ability, to each according to their need” produces a society of beggars and overlords

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When what you get is what you “need” free citizens are forced to argue the merits of their own victimhood and wants vs the other guy’s. Who decides? This clip shows one such battle, but it’s just one tiny example of what’;s going on in our brave new world.

Watch an advocate for Maine's "New Americans" office explain why the state needs to prioritize helping immigrants over veterans

Ayn Rand foresaw all this in 1957: “Atlas Shrugged” stretches over 1,000 pages, but the essential story can be found in its recounting of the fall of the Twentieth Century Motor Company. the narration below is 43 minutes long, but minutes 3-8 contain the condensed version. Braces for the factory foreman’s daughter, or a new pair of shoes for a janitor’s son? Heat for an assembly line worker’s home, or food for the woman working next to her? What kind of shoes: boots, or sandals? What temperature heat? How much food, and what kind? Someone must decide, because resources aren’t infinite. And the decider will not be a peon; the Elite and their bureaucrats are required for that, and they’re lusting to do it.