Our Constitution was written to insure that the kind of power possessed by the Fed would never be possessed by anyone or any agency. It was also designed to perpetuate free enterprise and stand as a bulwark against totalitatian goverment control. But, with the Fed shoving as fast as it can, the American people are being pushed into economic slavery at the hands of their own government. Created by the people to serve them in a very few clearly specified areas, the U.S. government is fast becoming a fearful master. Much of the growth of government has been accomplished under the guise of helping the poor and downtrodden.
Entitlements is one of the schemes to help the poor.
When Frederic Bastiat wrote the book entitled THE LAW, he stated how the socialist thinks and the proper role of government. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and give it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannnot do without committing a crime. Then abolish this law without delay, for it is not only an evil itself, but it is a fertile source for further evils because it invites reprisals.