The nanny state ran out of tit

I listen to a bunch of political and financial news. I'm hearing a mantra over and over. The presenters, interviewees and basically every one chants the same thing over and over. "Tax the rich."

Who are these rich people?

Will increasing taxes on them make a difference to the ever elusive and ever shrinking middle class? Am I middle class? How do I tell?

One of the podcasts is a political podcast from Briton. The big deal across the pond are massive cuts that simply have to happen or the entire economy will grind to a shattering halt. People are all up in arms yelling "Cuts for the, but not for me." It didn't matter who was put in charge. The nanny state had simply run out of tit upon which to feed the drones. People are going to have to look after themselves.

This will always happen in socialism. People will always figure out how to game the system. In capitalism, you get ahead by making more money. In socialism, you get ahead by maximizing leisure time. Any time you do not take the nature of things (reality) in to your calculations, you eventually get bitten in the ass by reality. This might be called karma or by another name. I call it truth.

No system of government is perfect. It sounds like regulated capitalism works for a long time before you have real issues. You get these ups and downs. You get them in communism and socialism.