Being Successful in a Welfare State Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be

Just ask British singer Adele (from Daily Caller):

Adele didn't realize her money belongs to the government -- British singer Adele may be rollin' in the dough, but now she's learning the pitfalls of daring to be successful while living in a welfare state. As Charles C. Johnson at National Review notes, the vocalist recently gave voice to her despair at giving half her income to the government, telling Q Magazine: "I use the NHS, I can’t use public transport any more, doing what I do, I went to state school . . . ! Trains are always late, most state schools are s[***], and I’ve gotta give you like 4 million quid, are you ’avin a laugh? When I got my tax bill in from [debut album] 19, I was ready to go ’n’ buy a gun and randomly open fire." As Johnson notes, "At only 23 and worth a rumored £6 million, the chanteuse could be forgiven her harsh words. Careening from award to award — her latest album, 21, became the first in 2011 to sell 2 million copies last week and tops the charts in 15 countries — she hasn’t had time to learn the diva deal that the political Left affords stars: Make your music, but don't have any politics but ours." And right on cue, she's already being pilloried by the miserable communists at the Guardian. That's what she gets for working hard, making the best of her natural abilities, and daring to think she should be allowed to keep more than half of what she earns. 

Coming to a country near you if we don't stop it.