Socialism for the Rich

Townhall.com::Socialism for the rich::By Thomas Sowell
Synopsis
Columnist Thomas Sowell shows how socialisms "concern for the poor" is used as a tool to screw the poor and make the rich richer.
The article provides a number of real world examples.
Opinion
Socialism steals the language of compassion, to masquerade its terrible deeds. Has it not always been the case from socialism as theory to socialsm as practiced. Pope Leo XIII in 1878 wrote the encyclical Quod Apostolici Muneris (On Socialism) which addressed socialism as a "deadly plague". This was when socialism was merely an idea, some 40 years before it would ever be implemented. With great foresight the pontiff wrote "For, indeed, although the socialists, stealing the very Gospel itself with a view to deceive more easily the unwary, have been accustomed to distort it so as to suit their own purposes , nevertheless so great is the difference between their depraved teachings and the most pure doctrine of Christ that none greater could exist".
Thomas Sowell and libertarian John Stossel have long done a great service to society by pointing out the contradictions that occur in socialist based legislation.
Money quote
The rich have learned to adapt socialist policies to their own benefit. For example, the city of Riviera Beach, Florida, is planning to demolish a working class neighborhood under its power of eminent domain, in order to prepare the way for a marina for yachts, luxury condominiums and an upscale shopping district.