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Democratic leaders and liberal commentators declaim against the Tea Party members of the Republican House. They are lambasted for their "extremism" in the debt ceiling debate. How convenient for the Democrats to be able to point to specific targets of their wrath. Would that conservatives and Republicans could point to a particular group of Democrats or a particular pledge Democrats take as evidence of their extremism.
• It's extremism, the Democrats say, to oppose new taxes. It's not extremism, they say, to support new taxes.
• It's extremism to oppose "fair" taxes on "the rich." It's not extremism to continue allowing 50% of the population to pay no income taxes while "the rich" pay over 70% of individual federal income taxes.
• It's extremism to cut back on entitlements. It's not extremism to retain, or enlarge, entitlements until they can no longer be paid for and threaten the economy of the United States and the freedom of all Americans.
• It's extremism to reduce the size (dollars, employees, footprint) of the Federal government. It's not extremism to constantly and consistently seek to expand its size, ever increasing the percentage of GDP obtained in taxes and spent. It's simply never extremism to support more federal spending.
• It's extremism to plan to debate the budget frequently (with Continuing Resolutions and debt ceilings) so as to interfere with other business of Congress (so said Senate Majority Leader Reid on Friday, July 29). It's not extremism for the Democratic Senate not to pass a budget or appropriations bills. It's not extremism for the Democratic President to submit a budget that is rejected by the Senate in a 97-0 vote.
• It's extremism to work assiduously and seriously to reduce the deficit. It's not extremism to retain the deficit and borrow 40% of every dollar spent by the Federal government -- borrowing much of it from Communist China and the oil cartel.
An Open Letter to the American People
In1776, our Founding Fathers risked their "lives, fortunes, and sacred honor" to set up a free and prosperous nation. They warned us that it was our responsibility to keep it that way, but we didnt listen to their advice.
We the Founders.....
.....warned you of the dangers of excessive taxation. Now you must labor nearly six months of the year to pay your taxes at all levels as the economy groans beneath the cruel burden.
.....warned you of the dangers of foreign entanglements. Now thousands of your men and women suffer and die protecting and building foreign nations.
....warned you of the dangers of government spending. Now your growing National Debt stands at 14 trillion dollars and your children are debt slaves from the day they are born.
....warned you to obey the Constitution because power corrupts. Now a secretive government can spy on you and detain you at will under the guise of "National Security'.
....warned you to keep your nation sovereign and independent. Now you submit to UN and NAFTA authority, as your border is deliberately left open to endless illegal immigration.
....warned you of the dangers of political parties. Now you have two powerful parties that conspire against the people, plundering you while they pretend to oppose each other.
....warned you of the importance of an honest, independent, and unbiased press. Now your centralized "mainstream media" is full of propaganda, distortions, and omissions.
....warned you that the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. While you were distracted, the government has stolen your liberty and bankrupted your nation.
....warned you that a government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have.
Now you are servants to a government to which you've traded self-reliance and individual freedom, for entitlement programs and "free" handouts that steal your wages.
WE WARNED YOU!
Learn the differences between the “isms”
Much of what President Obama and Congress are doing is in extreme variance with the principles of free-market capitalism that made America the most prosperous country the world has ever known. When engaging in discussions about the “isms”, it's useful to be aware of their differences. Briefly:
Marxism - a form of socialism that foments class envy for the purpose of forcing the creation of a classless society.
Socialism - a stage of society in Marxist theory that is transitional between capitalism and communism; under socialism, private property rights are forbidden, so the means of production are owned collectively, or by the state.
Communism - the final stage of Marxist theory under which a single authoritarian party controls the ownership of all production; under communism, the state decides to whom goods and services are allocated.
Fascism - a political philosophy that places the state above the individual; characteristics of fascism include a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader who imposes severe economic and social regimentation.
Capitalism - an economic system under which private or corporate ownership oversees the production and distribution of goods in accordance with the principles of free-market competition; in all of human history, the only “ism” that has ever produced sustained prosperity is capitalism.
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