fuagf, Plato was a genius, far ahead of his time. He wrote about the cycle of Democracy to Socialism to Slavery to Anarchy back to Democracy 2500 years ago. I think he favored socialism, although it has now been disguised as "planned economies". I think we are just entering that phase and my lifetime won't even see it completed. It's a long cycle process. I'm just planning for the US going downhill and trying to protect myself.