Alexis concludes:

Love? Love may be the glue that keeps people together. In social policy, my concern isn’t with how strong that glue may be. My concern is that our government should not dissolve that glue in that harsh solvent called social engineering.

programmer says:

First, let me thank you for your most thoughtful discussion.

I would discuss further, my back woodsy, unsophisticated view, however this is probably not the venue to do so. Suffice it to say, your conclusion resonates strongly for me. Well said, well said!!