Finally Convinced

I have always been amazed that people in government office portray themselves as champions of the poor and down trodden by promising to equal the system. They say it is okay to take from those who have and give it to those who don’t for no other reason than it is the right thing to do. We should be all right about giving away what we have worked for as long as it goes to someone who has less than we do. I am dumb founded to find that there are regular working Joes who think the same way. Talk about a humbling experience.

I talked to someone who was for the health care legislation currently being forced though Congress. I asked if they thought that the legislation should cover illegal immigrants. His response was definitely. When I asked why, he said that we bring them into this country and pay them sub standard wages to pick our food. We should at least have the courtesy to cover their health care costs. And yes, he actually believes it. My head was spinning it utter disbelief.

Does this mean that our elected officials actually believe that they should tax the rich out of existence and level the playing field? We saw what happened in the Soviet Union when they tried that process and I have a difficult time believing that anyone with a modicum of intelligence would not connect the dots. When you try to put together a utopia, you end up with those at the top enjoying the power a little too much and those at the bottom contributing more and more of what they do until they have nothing left. That being said, what is their real motive for leveling the playing field of life? That is a topic for the next post.

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