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dogzilla, it's odd that you'd make it sound like you have to choose between capitalism, liberalism, and socialism—especially considering you've experienced the effect of each to get to where you are today.
And the thing about never hearing about people on government assistance improving their lifestyle: it's not as media-friendly as those among the "new money." Who cares about the impoverished becoming a part of the lower middle class, right? Oh, and most of those who receive welfare do so on a temporary basis. And, as you can imagine, the case is the same for those on EI. I think maybe disability payouts are bit more permanent, but what can you do?
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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