I have come to one conclusion. I have a lot of respect for Mr. Rothem, but I fail to see how he connected the struggles of the East German people to rid themselves of communism into a support article for socialism in America. Socialism is the exact opposite of everything the American Dream stands for. America was built on the premise that hard work and determination can take a man or woman to any height. The dream has never been to work hard so everyone can stay poor.
Socialism sounds nice to some.
Everybody shares the money and rewards equally no matter what their contribution. But the simple reality is that it does not work. The most obvious reason is that there is no motivation for any of the citizens in a socialistic society to work hard. Few people have the drive to work hard and contribute if there is no reward. With socialism I could be the laziest person in the country and receive the same as the hardest working person.