As we close out 2009, I look back at the year that cost Americans more money and freedom than any I can remember. The current government has spent more money than any government in the history of the world. Sure, there are those that will argue that it was necessary to avert ‘catastrophe’…to which I call B.S. – we have catastrophe anyway. The stimulus is a failure. Unemployment is at record levels. The banks won’t lend money. And now health care is on the precipice of government control.
2009 was a disaster.
The Democrat Party has shown their true colors. They are not out to help the little guy, the disadvantaged, or the down-trodden. They exist only to increase their own power. What you must understand is one simple truth: The government produces nothing; the government only takes. In order for the government to GIVE something, it first must take something. In order for the government to give stimulus money to a company that builds greener golf carts, it must first take tax dollars from you and from me. In order for Obama to give money to ACORN, he must first take money from you and from me. This is the part Liberals have the most trouble explaining, and why they always try to demonize those who actually pay taxes as “the rich”.
The government does not have the ability to “create” money out of thin air. (Well, they do print money, and borrow from the Chinese…but that is a whole different blog). When the masses clamor for roads, and bridges, and parks, and schools they are ‘agreeing’ in a sense, to spend their money. In this respect, government is the ‘trustee’ of the public bank account. The citizenry elects these trustees every couple of years to safeguard this account.
Think about the following scenario: Phil is in the military and headed to Iraq for a year. Since Phil is to be out of the country, he deposited $15,000.00 into a trust fund and asked his Uncle – Sam – to distribute this money and take care of Phil’s affairs in his absence. Phil gave Sam the power to write checks to pay his monthly expenses, such as his mortgage and car payments. The $15,000.00 should be more than enough to cover Phil’s expenses for the year. When Phil returned, he found the account $30,000.00 over-drawn, and that he actually owed that $30k to local Chinese gangs who loaned Sam the money via direct deposit into his account.
Upon further investigation, Phil also learned that Sam never paid his mortgage or his car payment, and that both were repossessed. Phil found that Sam spent his $15k plus the $30k he borrowed in Phil’s name to fund a children’s orphanage in Sudan, pay for mosquito nets for children in Mozambique, and help pay the mortgages for illegal aliens who lost their jobs in Las Vegas. Sam also donated money to ACORN, SEIU labor union, and a research project to study the smoot fish in Central California.
What should be done with Sam?
Sam’s heart is in the right place; he just wants to solve the world’s problems. Sam cares about people soooooo much. Sam loves to help the less fortunate. Sam is a giver. Sam gives and gives and gives of himself – his time, his ideas, his leadership, his money. Well, except that last one. It wasn’t really Sam’s money to give away. Just because Sam felt he was doing the right thing, and improving the condition of mankind, does not mean it was okay for him to not only spend all of Phil’s money, but to also take out a fraudulent loan in Phil’s name.
If you take money from one person, and hand it to another person, that does not equal nobility…it means you are a thief. When stealing from the rich, to give to the poor – a la Robin Hood – since we were all taught that Robin Hood was the good guy…the message was that it is somehow okay to steal from others, depending upon their level of wealth, as if all wealthy people somehow acquired their wealth in some evil or illegal manner. The Democrat Party is the chief purveyor of this myth, and quite ironically, is largely staffed by multi-millionaire Senators, Congressmen, and Hollywood icons.
Inside Sam’s mind, he was justly improving the world. Inside Phil’s mind, Sam is a thief who had no logical, moral, or ethical foundation to steal from Phil. Politicians have always considered themselves to be smarter and more important than those they represent. Right now, we have too many Sam’s stealing too much money. I pray 2010 is the year the Phil’s return to power.
