Here is a perfect example of why I hate polls. CNN reports that a majority of Americans think that the evil, hated, rich shouldn't qualify for benefits, while at the same time should have their Social Security tax increased.

Americans think the wealthy should help bolster Social Security, a CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll released Tuesday suggests.

More than two-thirds of 1,010 adults contacted from Friday to Sunday said it would be a good idea to limit benefits for wealthier retirees and for higher income workers to pay Social Security taxes on all their wages.

Isn't it nice that more than two-thirds of Americans think that the government should increase taxes on a segment of society, while denying them the benefits that those taxes pay for. They would tell people that you are not only going to have to keep paying into Social Security, but we are going to increase your tax. Oh by the way, don't plan on coming to us for any benefits, because you won't get any.

That's pure income redistribution, and it highlights the dangers of majority rule. Majority rule, a/k/a mob rule, means that the majority is able to tyranize the minority simply because they have greater numbers. It's what kept slavery in existence for thousands of years.