Downfall of a Democracy

In recent time it seems that more and more vocal people are saying that they should get all sorts of free stuff from the government. I seriously doubt that they have enough sense to understand what the end result would be. I really don't think that they understand the concept of Freedom, nor would they want "their" money taken from them to give to others.

It would be interesting if we could have a two-tiered system with regards to taxes and free stuff. Those who want all sorts of stuff would have their taxes increased so that all of their demands are met. The rest would have more reasonable taxes. I wonder how many people would opt in for such a plan.

Some appropriate quotes in regards to the matter:

"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship" - Alexander Tytler 1787

"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." - Benjamin Franklin

"I have never understood why it is 'greed' to want to keep the money you've earned, but not greed to want to take somebody else's money." - Thomas Sowell

"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him, better take a closer look at the American Indian." - Henry Ford

Additional relevant quotes are available at: Famous Quotes collected by Larry Willis