My Response to "Socializing" America
This is me being sarcastic and over-the-top to get a goddamn point across.
Redistribution of wealth will not solve any problems and will just prolong the survival of those who weren't meant to survive in the first place, or at least force them to stop being lazy and fend for themselves. All existing social programs, including welfare and social security, are disguised versions of the idea of redistribution of wealth, since it takes money from people who've earned it and know how best to maximize it, and gives that money to those who don't or can't.
It would be simpler if we just cut all federal support for stupid poor people, get rid of welfare and social programs, and let Darwinism take its course. Let capitalism be totally deregulated so that it will be pure, and there will absolutely be no hint of socialism, ever. Shrink the government down to a minimum so that it doesn't interfere with competition, even monopolies (because curtailing a monopoly will hinder a capitalist from reaping the total benefits of his hard work). Let the strongest survivors, those who know how to make money and contribute to the Republic, keep all their money and reward them for their contributions, and let those who have no idea how to make money or contribute to society, like gangbangers, drug addicts, and the mentally ill, die over the course of several generations, just as nature would. Money spent for rehabilitation would be better spent to reward those who already know how best to use it. After all is said and done, America will be a stronger country because of this.
I know this is a very radical approach, but any other approach will continue to have aspects of socialism, and will continue to be nitpicked in terms of its degree of capitalist or socialist qualities. Either it's purely capitalist or it's purely socialist, or else any mix of the two will cause future problems. One capitalist will support 100% survival of the fittest, and will label another capitalist, one who, for example, supports government subsidies to the mentally ill, as being a socialistic cause, and will call that second capitalist, a socialist.
I believe that we should help those who cannot help themselves by giving them some of our money, and that government programs are best suited to distributed that money. But I'm sure there's someone out there who is an absolute pure capitalist, who doesn't trust the government, and who would rather distribute the money through his own means, whether or not he knows how or where to distribute the money. And that person, upon hearing me say, "I don't mind letting the government distribute some of my money" will label me a socialist. And with his limited knowledge of who I am, he will be correct in his accusation.
The ironic part of all of this is, as a business owner, if I ever earn $250k a year, by that point I will have figured out how to minimize my taxable income through shelters, etc. The more money I earn, the more I will figure out how to keep more of it, whether or not the government raises my income tax to 39% or 85% or higher. At that point, I'll hire the same people that rich people hire to help them keep more of their money "legally".
Obama can do his best to socialize this country. It's never going to happen, for the same reason that communism has never been sustainable. Because greed and pride and envy and lust for power (all of which point back to GREED) overcomes any collective humanistic qualities, companies and politicians who are paid by companies will figure out how to keep the free market alive. This dark part of the human condition is the best insurance for capitalism.
There's an inherent quality in all of us that makes us feel good when we feel as if we're better than someone else, and that's what capitalism is all about. It's one of the basic fuels that keeps us going. That's why we love to win arguments.
Redistribution of wealth will not solve any problems and will just prolong the survival of those who weren't meant to survive in the first place, or at least force them to stop being lazy and fend for themselves. All existing social programs, including welfare and social security, are disguised versions of the idea of redistribution of wealth, since it takes money from people who've earned it and know how best to maximize it, and gives that money to those who don't or can't.
It would be simpler if we just cut all federal support for stupid poor people, get rid of welfare and social programs, and let Darwinism take its course. Let capitalism be totally deregulated so that it will be pure, and there will absolutely be no hint of socialism, ever. Shrink the government down to a minimum so that it doesn't interfere with competition, even monopolies (because curtailing a monopoly will hinder a capitalist from reaping the total benefits of his hard work). Let the strongest survivors, those who know how to make money and contribute to the Republic, keep all their money and reward them for their contributions, and let those who have no idea how to make money or contribute to society, like gangbangers, drug addicts, and the mentally ill, die over the course of several generations, just as nature would. Money spent for rehabilitation would be better spent to reward those who already know how best to use it. After all is said and done, America will be a stronger country because of this.
I know this is a very radical approach, but any other approach will continue to have aspects of socialism, and will continue to be nitpicked in terms of its degree of capitalist or socialist qualities. Either it's purely capitalist or it's purely socialist, or else any mix of the two will cause future problems. One capitalist will support 100% survival of the fittest, and will label another capitalist, one who, for example, supports government subsidies to the mentally ill, as being a socialistic cause, and will call that second capitalist, a socialist.
I believe that we should help those who cannot help themselves by giving them some of our money, and that government programs are best suited to distributed that money. But I'm sure there's someone out there who is an absolute pure capitalist, who doesn't trust the government, and who would rather distribute the money through his own means, whether or not he knows how or where to distribute the money. And that person, upon hearing me say, "I don't mind letting the government distribute some of my money" will label me a socialist. And with his limited knowledge of who I am, he will be correct in his accusation.
The ironic part of all of this is, as a business owner, if I ever earn $250k a year, by that point I will have figured out how to minimize my taxable income through shelters, etc. The more money I earn, the more I will figure out how to keep more of it, whether or not the government raises my income tax to 39% or 85% or higher. At that point, I'll hire the same people that rich people hire to help them keep more of their money "legally".
Obama can do his best to socialize this country. It's never going to happen, for the same reason that communism has never been sustainable. Because greed and pride and envy and lust for power (all of which point back to GREED) overcomes any collective humanistic qualities, companies and politicians who are paid by companies will figure out how to keep the free market alive. This dark part of the human condition is the best insurance for capitalism.
There's an inherent quality in all of us that makes us feel good when we feel as if we're better than someone else, and that's what capitalism is all about. It's one of the basic fuels that keeps us going. That's why we love to win arguments.
posted by GERARDO SAN DIEGO at 12:11 PM
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