I do think that social programs are abused and that should be stopped. Having said that. . .

There are many different ways to terrorize people. Some do it deliberately with guns, bombings.

Some do it in the name of greed. Oh, terrorizing is not the intention, though it is the results. The money grabbers turn a blind eye to that.

Take away someone's ability to survive - dump them out of their job, take away their basic health care, evict them from their housing, make housing insanely unaffordable, when they are old and in declining health turn a blind eye to their inability to meet their basic needs, allow a system whereby parents can no longer feed or shelter their children . . .that will scare even terrorize a person.

And desperate people do desperate things.

I would love to save the world and all those who are deserving. I recognize we are a country of limited means - we don't have an endless fountain of money and resources. But there is no denying that we have group of people who, for them, never have enough. A million dollars isn't enough, which then turns into the want of millions, and then billions. . .

The wrong people are in the power. That is not just a statement about today's administration. There have been past administrations that are guilty as well - the endlessly greedy, the indifferent, the callous, the cruel. . .they are not limited to certain groups. They will infiltrate and take over wherever they think they can.

I don't believe in allowing the abuse of social programs. Getting rid of them is not an answer either. I also don't believe in having a system that allows massive greed. There needs to be limits and controls on both sides of the equation. Its a balancing act - not easy to achieve, but surely the 'leader of the free world and defender of human rights' can do a better job then presently.

I think the horse has been let out of the barn long ago. We screwed ourselves. As my mother use to like to say, "The devil always gets his dues." The question is: who will end up paying the price?