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Post Comments - I Can't Believe Its Not Socialism

Hey, regarding "redistribution of wealth". Take a look at this:

http://www.slate.com/id/2203433/?from=rss

Its an article on Slate, talking about how Obama favors redistribution of the wealth and so does McCain...

Ps... sorry I couldnt post that all in one comment due to the 2000 character limit... so it might be a little confusing.  (I'm not too good at this whole vonationposting thing yet) So I'm sure you'll figure it out... but just start at the bottom comment and work your way up! k bye

Anyways, I actually really appreciate your response to part one of my email… (Even though I’m going to have to kick you-know-who for forwarding it... haha).  It’s not that I didn’t want you to read it (on the contrary, I told the aforementioned to let me have at it!)… but keep in mind that it was a quick, passionate 15-minute email, sent out of disgust and fury at Obama’s policies… so it’s not my “best work”.   Also, even though we clearly disagree on some issues…  I want there to be no hard feelings here.

 

And in all sincerity, it’s nice to finally “meet” you, by the way! :)

 

 

...You see, what was actually needed was to force the companies that got us into this position to gradually earn their way back to health.  We should have made low interest money available to them and the banks to get back on their feet again.  In addition we need to simultaneously stimulate the economy via:  tax cuts for all; businesses, and all income groups...I repeat ALL income groups. In addition, we need to put a realistic energy program in place which means immediately tapping in to our oil reserves and shale oil reserves, in addition to working on other sources of energy like nuclear, wind and solar.  We must DRILL though and not cave into the liberal BS of man-made “global warming” – which is really just another hoax (created by socialistic leftist groups) to redistribute income and transfer power away from our country to other countries.  But don’t get me started on global warming…

Now on to the whole banking issue…

First of all, if any “one” is to blame for the latest crash and banking crisis… don’t look at Bush, who repeatedly (16 times) brought this issue before an uncooperative (majority liberal) Congress long before it happened.  Actually, if anything is to blame for the recent crisis, it would be the liberal practices of the Carter administration, and the Clinton administration… as these allowed – nay, FORCED -- the banking institutions to lend to people that could not afford the homes that they ended up purchasing.  The regulations were lessened and the banks were forced to have quotas on how many of these low quality-high risk loans they had to have in their port folios.  Now, the liberals have forced (and the republicans have caved) this government bail out program which is not in all of our best interests.  This amounts to one of the largest "hidden taxes" and biggest redistributions of wealth in history...
 

 

...Aside from his clearly socialistic policies, his background, his record, and his past (in)experience all show where his true loyalties lay.  Just take a look at his voting record (the most liberal voting record in the senate…that is, when he does actually vote).  He is as far left (ie. socialist!) as one can get, and you can trace it back to his roots with the people that he has been associated with over the years.  His association with one of the Weather Underground members who bombed government institutions in the past ( and are unrepentant today ), his association with the radical group Acorn and his close followings of the teachings of socialist organizer Sol Alinsky, make him one of the scariest candidates this country has ever put up.  There’s no denying it, Matthew… the “butter is real”, and it’s bad for us too -- Obama’s tax plan is socialism at it’s “finest”.

You really can’t even compare McCain’s tax policies to Obama’s…. because McCain is not planning on raising ANY taxes, whereas Obama wants to raise taxes to the highest levels since Herbert Hoover led our country into the Great Depression.  If you do even a little research on taxation in this country, history shows that the more you tax (particularly the more you tax the higher income brackets at increasingly higher rates), the more you redistribute income.  This is socialism, regardless of what flip-flopping Colin Powel calls it.  It is what it is!  For, the more government you have, the more government is in control, and the closer you get to socialism.  The more you move away from our founding principles of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" (remember this country was founded against the high taxation policies of Great Britain), the more you set yourself up for a country that has classes of people who feel entitled to the “hand outs” of the government.  The democrats are currently in support of the following:  higher taxes, more government control, and handing out to the lower classes with entitlements.  Obama himself was quoted as saying that he intends to take the profits of small-business owners and (direct quote): “…spread the wealth around to those with lesser incomes…” If this isn’t socialism, then please tell me what is!

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Hi Matthew!

I've been looking forward to meeting you for quite some time.... but I'm just sorry it's gotta be through political debate, (thanks to our mutual "friend"... haha)...

But for the moment, bring on the politics... and in the mean time, I'll work on the above mentioned person about introducing us properly! :)

First, in regards to Obama’s Tax plan…You are right that the poor will spend the money that is handed to them, but what does this even accomplish… (aside from taking away the motivation to work harder)? Most likely, this small sum of money will be barely enough to even pay for their debts – let alone actually end up fueling economic growth.  For, money just does not flow from the poor to the wealthy as you claim – there is no such thing as a “trickle UP” effect… it defies the laws of monetary exchange (and physics…) I mean, I’ve never seen a “poor” man pay a “rich” man his wages --It’s the other way around:  The wealthy create jobs… Jobs create wealth…Wealth flows into the hands of the working people.  Period.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about helping the poor… but not by starting an unnecessary class war and pitting them against the taxpayers that supply them with jobs and a paycheck.

(I am also against the death penalty and gun control… we agree!)

I also like “I can’t believe it’s not butter” better than actual butter…

But anyways, on to tax policies…

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