I received an email from a peer (it was a nice email) who said that he/she was [i]a socialist who believes in paying taxes for the greater good[/i].
We’ve all heard this before, of course — the [i]greater good[/i]. But you people (you [i]greater good[/i] people), you and I both know that your [i]greater good[/i] coincides exactly with your individual best interest — but you wish to force others to serve your best interest. You are either one who believes in equality of outcome, thereby taking from others that which you do not have; or you are a wealthy elitist (yes, there are wealthy elitists in socialist systems) who wishes to keep people from achieving their true potential, or keep them mired in mediocrity servng your wants and needs.
Very few people are naive’ and ignorant enough to actually believe that mankind can actually live as one big happy family — [i]from all according to his ability, to all according to his needs[/i] (although there are some, I suppose). You don’t fool me with your [i]greater good[/i] nonsense. You simply want something that others already have or will have. You simply want others to serve your best interest.
And people don’t realize how much “socialism” we actually have in America! (Or they simply won’t admit it.)
P.S. Another way of proving that your [i]greater good[/i] equals your own individual interest is that you fail to consider and/or you simply ignore the fact that another’s definition and view of [i]greater good[/i] might be (and will be) different than yours. However, you insist on imposing your view of the [i]greater good[/i] on others, regardless of how contrary it might be to them.