Some of us believe that the constant beating of the racism drum actually keeps racism alive. Politicians use it to get votes. Others beat the drum to get attention, whether media or simply from their peers. Yet even others beat the drum because it is profitable, they earn their wages by beating the drum of racism. I am really sick and tired of this drum. I am really disappointed that we have a President who get into it too. The President is supposed to represent the best of us, lead by example. Teach us to live above racism by living above it himself. And why is it that when he travels internationally, he puts down America so much and then to the Muslim community actually emphasizes his connection to their faith?
I am afraid that it will pass, and only a few of those that voted for it will actually be out. Why? Because if it passes, all our arguments won't mean much anymore. They will be for naught because it will be too late. Instead, they'll get the votes because even if we vote them out, we won't be voting for people to actually remove the program. Once it is in, we are stuck. And with the victory, so will go the next "free" market all for the "benefit" of Americans.
Actually, I almost hope it passes. It will be the absolute worst thing for America, but too many Americans believe otherwise. And if they are afraid of the large health care bill, then they want some small piece of it. But you cannot take a piece and believe that we'll never be asked to take the rest. It will just come later as we grow more accustomed to more government control.
We can see Obama as the tip of iceberg drawing all our attention. Obama is a problem. Obama is not the real problem. We need to educate America. Not about Obama the President or Obama the Organizer. What we need is for Americans to realize that they have to change if they want to treasure their freedoms. Getting a change in leadership won't matter if we don't reverse the changes we've been making in the way we think as a people. A smaller health reform can lead to socialized health care just as easily as a massive health care bill. The only difference is how fast we get there. So while we need action to save what freedoms we have now, we really need a program to compliment Glenn's to educate the people. Education on what a free market brought us from light bulbs, to cars, to computers, and even solar technology.
All this talk of how getting Obama out of office for not being a natural-born citizen will reset things? I don't believe getting Obama out of office will reset things. Maybe buy a few years. The problem isn't Obama. Oh, he's at the front of it right now. The problem is Americans. We, the people, have become so entrenched in the idea that government should fix, regulate, and control so much to make things "perfect" in America that just changing one President will change nothing. Sort of like this health bill. Even if the health bill doesn't go through in all its awful, and government controlling form, imagine if a lesser bill gets passed. It would only take us a step closer. If a smaller government influence in health care doesn't work, then you can expect that people will try more government control in a few more years. We'll get to universal health care because we have already been doing this step by step. The only difference is someone is trying to accelerate things right now. Government is already involved in health care (even your care by private insurance).
Government wants a welfare state. A welfare state creates job security for those that support continuing the welfare programs. Those on welfare will vote for politicians that continue to take from those that have to give to those that have not. Add in a few of us that then wish we had, and those will also vote that way in hopes that some of it will filter our way. Next, you have the weeping hearts that don't have money themselves so it is easier to vote for politicians to take from those that have to give it to those that have not. In short, the more people dependent on government, the more job security the politicians have. Of course, what the politicians won't tell you is that this all very, very bad for America's economic future. Do it enough, and we'll all be the people without and few and far between will be anyone who has anything that the government can take to redistribute to, well, everyone. Did you know that before government welfare, there used to be private welfare programs?
I think part of the effort to drive federal taxes up is to drive state revenues down. By driving down local and state revenues (and we are already seeing this in many states), you create more dependence on the federal government for financial aid, loans, funding, whatever. In essence, by destroying the economic revenue of the states by increasing taxes, it will become harder for the states to consider secession. They won't be able to afford it on their own. And, economically, with historic precedent from the civil war, I don't think Texas will be allowed to seceed. The more and more things are going in America, the more and more I think it is the right thing for a state to leave the union, the more and more I don't think it will be allowed to happen.
I agree with this. Thank your United States government. Whether the government actually has a direct hand in the current hikes or not, figure this: they will be under new regulation that goes into effect soon that will government even more control over their ability to charge fees and raise rates. The people that run these credit card companies are often smarter than the politicians. They know that stay afloat when government starts controls their finances they have to have in place already the means to bring in enough money to handle all the expenses they will incur under even more government regulation. You WILL be paying for all those with bad credit because the government will refuse to let card companies penalize those bad customers instead.
Their own self-interest can be used against them. Don't believe me. Not too long ago a Republican made the news because he switched to Democratic party. Why did he switch? A poll just before that showed he wouldn't even make it as the Republican candidate for his position in the next election. He switched in the hopes that he could save his "bacon." Everyone keeps talking about voting these people out of office. That may be too late. Those that are involved in the two dominant parties should make sure that the polls now start reflecting this. You might even see them suddenly have a "revelation" of common sense while still in office because as much as they believe in socialism they will often still march to the beat of capitalism when it is directly applied to them.
They do polls to see what chances they have of even making the ticket for their party in the next election? I thought that is why one Republican switched to Democrat is because he saw a potential end for his political future. I wonder how many Republicans and Democrats would straighten out and actually represent Americans if the polls all showed that they wouldn't even make it on the ticket for reelection? Perhaps many of these "socialists" would show true capitalist hearts if their political future were at stake?
If all of America were like the people whose comments I read here, then I would think we deserve our freedoms. When I listen to the news and hear of people who approve with great applause our president while in other polls dissapprove of the very policies he supports (and campaigned on frequently too), I begin to wonder what sort of sheep we've become as a people. I begin to wonder if we'll repeat history (live under tyranny and lose our freedoms) in order to wake up as a nation. I think of Germany and World War 2. I think of the communist revolution in Russia. The Iron Curtain came down. Hitler's Empire was destroyed. As a nation, we assume it cannot happen here and thus in the very act setup the conditions for it to happen right here. Will we become the next Germany?
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