Our nation is founded on the notion that "All men and women are created equal." It is the duty of government to protect the people from attack and privation. This is not a "communist" or "socialist" idea, it is a democratic ideal. All Americans should have the right to a decent place to live, decent food, decent health care, protection from attack from without, and protection from mahem from within. If our brothers and sisters in Australia can do it, we can do it.