Why do Leftist believe it is bad to be rich? Socialism is a sick philosophy which has failed everywhere it has been tried.
As former President George Herbert Walker Bush once said: “ Read my lips” And as I’ll say,: NOTHING IS FREE! All of those great things that Barack Obama promised you will be getting if he was elected and that you are so fond of are paid for by taxes! Taxes that some of you Bums, or Illegal’s or you hippy pot smoker’s will never pay. But us regular “typical white folks” and and corporate earnings will As will the Senior citizens who worked hard all their lives .
But I wonder how you are going to feel when all this great “free” stuff works out to be crappy! When your healthcare decisions are made by some Government ass-hole who doesn’t know or care about you gets a special and different kind of healthcare? And how great is “free” education when school administrators determine what you will study and what career you will have for the rest of your life based on your perceived aptitude without consideration of your desires or aspirations of your parents? Who needs a vacation if you’re working only 30-hrs a week and all your needs are supplied by the government? Not you! You don’t need no stinken vacation, so forgetaboutit, your not going anywhere!
And are you going to care about the fairness in having your hard-earned income taken from you and given to someone else who did not earn it, but they don’t have as much As you do, because they were to freaken busy smoking pot and hanging out on the corner dissing girls? The beauty of free-market capitalism is that people, all people , are rewarded according to their productivity. Yes, that means that some get rich and others do not, but everyone has opportunity. But no one gets a Free Ride! Socialism leads to equality of misery, not prosperity. Do you really believe that government can provide you with a pleasurable and happy lifestyle. Give me a break! They can’t even balance a budget, so how are they going to balance your life? They can’t even get their
Yes, socialism is not communism, but it is the precursor to it. History has shown repeatedly that big government does not guarantee civil rights and freedom, but rather diminishes them. The end result is tyranny and suffering.