Reply #56: Some is good, more is better!

[Dr_Willie_Feelgood]

How many MORE services could the government provide in a way that enhances our lives?

Should the government take over ALL food production and distribution (above and beyond subsidies, inspections and food stamps)? Too much disparity between what rich people can afford to eat and what poor people can afford. Too much bad, fat, empty food - if the Feds have 100% control over what's on the shelves, our diets can be directed towards healthy, sustainable, organic foods.

Jobs: All hiring should be done by ONE central agency - the Office of Occupational Assignment. This organization would have a mandate to place people in jobs needed by society, irrespective of the factors that people use to discriminate in employment.

Housing: Along with food and health care, we need housing to survive. By nationalizing all residential property, the government can assure that everyone has a home, and no one has more home than they need. People can be assigned residence based on their personal, health, and occupational requirements, and not merely on "what they can afford".

The "ownership society" has led to wide disparities in standards of living. Only by public ownership of every home and enterprise, with crushing penalties on the underground markets that will spring up, can we create a truly egalitarian society.