The Best Cradle-To-Grave Government

The year is 2020. Yes, you live in a box now. You can't come and go as you please, because you might hurt yourself or other citizens.

You can't see out of your box and no one can see in. If your box was transparent or had a window, you might see something outside that is offensive to you, and others might look inside and be offended by what they see. For the same reasons, you can't communicate with anyone, or express yourself in anyway.

That is why you are shackled and your mouth is taped shut. For over 200 years we put up with free speech, and look at all the trouble it caused. You will listen to my voice and nothing else.

It is all for the greater good of humanity and the environment. You can't hurt any living thing, and no one can hurt you. The box protects you from all harm.

You and other citizens saw the ills of our former society, the partly empty glass of our former government, and you called for change. You want to be taken care of from cradle to grave and to be protected from all imaginable harm.

To accomplish this, we had to put you and all other citizens in boxes, so we could keep a careful watch to make sure all your needs are met. You now have free food, free healthcare, clean air, water and no crime.

No clothes, however; you don't need them. You aren't going anywhere. The temperature in your box will always be perfect, never too hot or cold. That's what our climate models tell us, so don't waste time complaining--your mouth is taped shut. Just think happy thoughts. Know that we are watching you and taking care of you.

Know that you are far better off than your ancestors. They had to put with the tyranny of freedom. They had to think for themselves, be responsible for themselves. We now know how dangerously they lived, taking risks, coming and going as they pleased without any regard for the greater good of society and the planet...without regard for their children's future.

That is why you were taken from your parents and raised by the state. Your parents did not watch you always, to ensure nothing bad would happen. They corrupted you with their politically incorrect ideology. They taught you not to trust us when we are the ones who want to do the greatest good!

So now you live in a box. Yes! Utopia is at hand! Your life-support readings look strong! However, it isn't fair to others if you live longer and are healthier than they. Equality is perfection, and perfection is equality.

Therefore, the state hereby pulls the plug on your life-support system...