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Posted on 06/01/2002 12:06:46 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
"The United Socialist States of America" – or at least that's what our country may be called in the future.
What do black reparations, the farm bill, American Indian payouts and the Sept. 11 recovery all have in common? The devolution of a free, democratic republic into a socialist nation.
In a socialist nation, one of the key factors – which is an essential component and cornerstone of socialism – is the redistributing of wealth amongst the people of that nation, coordinated by the government.
The payouts of Sept. 11 by charities were enormous, but what was even bigger and unprecedented were the payouts by the U.S. government – which may become a big problem for our nation.
Now that the precedent has been established for the payout of government money to victims of attacks, greed has taken over. No one in their right mind would turn down a million dollars from the government.
In addition, politicians, for some odd reason, love to get elected and re-elected – creating a pathway for special-interest groups to demand money for attacks, wrecks, natural disasters or what have you.
I happen to have American Indian blood in my veins, as do my siblings, mother, grandfather and up the line. It's beside the point, of course, that the imprisoning, murder, misplacement and slaughtering of Indians has no relevant effect on my life. Therefore, I'm assuming my family and many other families could become fairly wealthy if we rallied support in Congress for a payout for those who have Indian blood.
The same idea is being put into motion for blacks. With the likes of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, support is gathering for the United States government to hand out money to black African-Americans.
Unfortunately, the payout program for attacks is making its way to Oklahoma. Sen. Don Nickles, R-Okla., is planning to propose a $300 million payout to the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing – about $2 million a person.
It's as if anything bad that happens on this government's watch is the direct fault of that government – and ultimately the American people. Therefore, because the guy next door got a $1 million check for being a victim of the OKC bombing, the lady down the road wants a check because she was in a car wreck last week.
The farm bill, which was passed by Congress in May, will spend nearly $200 billion over 10 years in subsidies for farms.
With the farm bill, as with all of the examples given, the government is taking my money and giving it to someone else. That's just as if I brought a gun into a crowded room and demanded $1,000 from everyone to help my friend start a business – either way, it is theft.
As with all government subsidies, reparations and welfare programs, money is being taking from my pocket and your pocket to give to someone else. However, the government has made its theft – the redistributing of wealth – legal.
Every time you turn around, someone is demanding more and more money for something. Ironically, some of the people who are calling for payouts from these disasters are from the crowd that is always calling for "fiscal discipline."
Albeit the touchy-feely, soft-and-cuddly direction will feel good and make us all happy inside for the time being, the road we're heading toward is sheer lunacy. In a society where a government redistributes wealth, divisiveness is always the result. The Robin Hood approach will never work.
If these plans go into effect, soon there won't be enough money to take from – you can only tax citizens so much. No wonder we will never pay back the national debt; the government continues to grow and the money has not. The extreme redistribution of wealth is not economically feasible.
Government has invaded the realm of charities, but, unlike private charities, it is demanding money by force and not allowing free will to be established so citizens can contribute to the charities of their choice.
Instead of relying on government to make things right, communities should, as they did before government got in the picture, come together and help each other take care of their problems by generosity and free will.
The last time I heard - the payments to the family of Marines killed in Vietnam - was $10,000.
Were these young men, who OFFERED themselves to defend the nation - worth so much less than a civilian killed in the course of an enemy action against civilians?
Think about it folks..... As much as we may want to help those in need, this multi-million "bonus" for murdered civilians is bizarre.
The terrorist now have new motiviation.... They can bankrupt us with the use of only one WMD - in country.
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