Coming Soon To A Socialist Country Near You

What is it about socialist countries that causes them to do things that normal people would consider bat-crap insane?

Greek disability groups expressed anger Monday at a government decision to expand a list of state-recognized disability categories to include pedophiles, exhibitionists and kleptomaniacs.

The National Confederation of Disabled People called the action "incomprehensible," and said pedophiles are now awarded a higher government disability pay than some people who have received organ transplants.

The Labor Ministry said categories added to the expanded list — that also includes pyromaniacs, compulsive gamblers, fetishists and sadomasochists — were included for purposes of medical assessment and used as a gauge for allocating financial assistance.

At least some of the Greek citizens are questioning the move.

Could you see something like this happening in the US? How about just here in California? Sadly, to ask the question is pretty much to answer it.

Hat tip to reader Mark Perry.