The Democrats want government to be our big brother, our sugar daddy, our hand holder, the benevolent provider of all our wants and needs. People who put their faith into such a manifesto ignore reality and history. In the history of the world, there has never been a successful socialist society. The more closely controlled the society, the more catastrophic its downfall. There has never been a truly benevolent government.
Government is about power, and power is a zero-sum process.
We are either leaders or we are led. When the government gains more power, it gains that power at the expense of the people it governs. When we agree to give the government more power, we are surrendering some of our own power. As government gains more power, we lose more and more of our freedom. If we surrender enough power, if we become dependent on the government, the government gains the advantage and we move closer and closer to tyranny and dictatorship.