From each according to his ability, To each according to his need . . . that's either a near quote or very low percentage paraphrase. Either way, interpreted from Father Marx's 19th century socialist dogma that has been applied in many forms and has failed, and failed, and failed, yet with no hesitation from future advocates that they will be the ones to get it right. My favorite presentation of this phenomenon is from the character James Taggart, Dagny's brother, who concedes the method's failure in Ms. Rand's epic work but not without defending his failed socialist actions by angrily demanding: We were trying to do the right thing anyway!!!
And so here we have in this amusing thread anonymous participants who challenge the ability to recognize or even define the existence of socialism. Sure thing - how neat. To the man who is hell bent in his life to depend on only himself the very basics of socialism is as easy to identify as the very nose on his own face. But to the man who is willing to depend, willing to concede that others must be in need to depend, willing to require others to depend, socialism is a part of his nature (not his enemy) and therefore identifying it as separate from his own existence is unnatural.
This Obama character, let's just be perfectly clear about this, he is bent on massing this population into dependency. You pathetic people need him and the shit he peddles. You aren't smart enough or capable enough to achieve the things that you require on your own, nor can you be counted upon to do these things for the people who depend on you. You need Obama to take from others according to their ability, and provide to each of you losers according to your need. (much cynicism in that last paragraph)