Cal Thomas: Want a better life? Earn it

Tribune Media Service via SacBee ^ | 6/20/8 | Cal Thomas

[SmithL]

"Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death," said Auntie Mame. In today's political climate, a liberal Auntie Mame might say that life is a banquet, which the government must pay for and that those who can't afford a place at the table should behave like it was an all-you-can eat buffet.

This is the view of Sen. Barack Obama. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Obama expounded on the economic policies he would pursue as president. Among other things, he is concerned about the "winner-take-all" economy where, he says, "the gains from economic growth skew heavily toward the wealthy." Actually, the gains from economic growth can skew toward anyone willing to work hard and make personal and family decisions that improve their chances for success.

This is boilerplate wealth redistribution, an economic philosophy at the center of the former Soviet Union. Obama and Democrats wish to embrace it now in order to make more people dependent on government, rather than encourage people to rely on themselves and the opportunity America offers to most citizens, even illegal aliens. Guaranteed equal outcome is socialism.

America was built on and sustained by a "can do" spirit. Today, too many are taught a "can't do" spirit. They are told that because of factors over which they have no control – race, class, poverty – it is impossible for them to do anything for themselves and so they must increasingly rely on government. Government doesn't cure poverty.

It merely sets up barriers that ensure that too many poor people will remain locked in poverty. They are encouraged to vote for Democrats, if they want to keep receiving "benefits."

[SmithL]

Outstanding Read!

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Both are from Calvin Coolidge. First, "Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong," and, "The wise and correct course to follow in taxation and in all other economic legislation is not to destroy those who have already secured success, but to create conditions under which everyone will have a better chance to be successful."

Silent Cal!

[avacado]

“…[T]he government of the United States is a definite government, confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments, whose powers are more general. Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government.”

-James Madison

[BenLurkin]

Not fair quoting him — of course HE understood the Constitution. He darn near wrote it.

[avacado]

Meet the "working" class of the Liberal Plantation

"It's pathetic what people give you..."

http://blog.nola.com/updates/2007/12/housing_officials_claim_surplu.html

[HeadOn]

Bump to change my tagline...

[maine-iac7]

The dimRAts want to protect the terrorists from intrusion on their privacy = meanwhile they sneak this into a bill - without mention or debate:

http://www.freedomworks.org/newsroom/press_template.php?press_id=2571

Senate Housing Bill Requires eBay, Amazon, Google, and All Credit Card Companies to Report Transactions to the Government

live link next post. Everyone - call/email/fax your congresscritters THIS MORNING - and tell them this MUST NOT stand....Hitler must be spinning in his grave with envy.

[maine-iac7]

http://www.freedomworks.org/newsroom/press_template.php?press_id=2571

[VOA]

bump

[Impy]

Earn it? No. Give ME your money.

[4Liberty]