Posted by
John - History Buff and Philosophy Buff on Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:08:56 AM
I went to lunch the other day with a person I consider the most intelligent person I have ever met. He has lived overseas in a soclialist country and knows what socialism is like. He tells me we are heading in that direction if Obama is elected. The other thing he said to me is that Americans don't have any idea how well we have it here [with our freedoms]. I believe him when he tells me things like this since he has traveled the world.
I told him that the questions I can't answer is why it is that America wants to shoot itself in the foot. I don't understand how any rational thinking American can vote for Obama. Obama comes right out and tells us he will tax us more. I know that he says it will only be the top 5% but if you know your history such a statement has been historically false. He will raise the capital gains tax; he will not cap the social security tax; he will reduce the deductions for individuals (which increases the tax liability); he will not amend the AMT tax which was specifically targeted for high income individuals but has never been indexed for inflation so know it affects up to 30 million Americans; he will raise the taxes on dividends; he will bring back the death tax. Obama tells us he will do these things but yet people are behind him. I thought that everyone would want to keep more of their money. However, I think that what has become more imporant than keeping money is Americans want a hand out. Americans have come so far a field that we don't want to work but yet be taken care of in our life. And not just taken care of, but believe we are entitled to a nice home, nice car and all the luxuries we want. And the worst part is that is the definition of socialism. The bad part is that there will never be enough money to allow all of us to have what we want. It is just not possible unless we become a communist country and all are in poverty.
I don't think that the top 1% of earners should pay more than 60% of the taxes. That is the ratio now. The democrats have come out and said that the rich need to pay more in taxes. The democrats will raise the corporate taxes. They have no idea what this will do for the ultimate consumer.
However, the one part that scares me the most is that the democrats want to cut the miliary budget by 25% at a time when we are at war. This will also mean that programs that will more efficiently protect us will be cut. Just look at the words of Barney Frank and what he said this week. It is scarey but the Americans don't care......this is the anomaly I was speaking about to my very wise friend the other day. I think the only answer is that people want change for change sake. It is not that people want change as a means to an end but want change as an end in itself. The American people don't care where the change will take us and this is dangerous. It is like driving in the dark without lights down a road that you have never traveled going 100 MPH. Ultimately you will crash and burn.....this is what will happen to America. And it will happen quicker than anyone expects besides Joe Biden. He realized this when he said "Mark my words, within the first 6 months there will be an international challenge." He also went on to tell the democrats that they will have to hang tough for it will not be apparent that Obama will have chosen the right path. This should scare the hell out of everyone that loves this country.
Biden has admitted that Obama is not ready and will invite trouble so as to "test" him. The democrat from Pennsylvania can call his own constituents "racist" and "redneck" and retain his seat is beyond me. This just shows that people don't care as long as there is change at the top. People should be very afraid of what they will get under Obama, Reid, and Pelosi. It is as if the democrats can do no wrong and this is just like Hitler in Germany in the 1930s. We are heading in that direction and we all know what happened to Germany as a result of Hitler gaining power. Germans in the 1930s wanted change for change's sake and they got what they wanted from a man that told them what they wanted to hear. They did not care to look beneath the words of Hitler or his words in his own book. We are doing the same thing and in the end we may very well lose a war against those that hate us. But the difference will be that with Hitler the outside world defeated him but with America, this time around, we will have beaten ourself from the inside. Obama, Reid and Pelosi hate this country and want to see it reduced in power in the eyes of the world.
Americans are the feet and Obama, Reid, and Pelosi are holding the gun and are aiming it at the feet of America. They will pull the trigger with our permission and even with our knowledge. They are not even hiding the fact that they are turning this country down the path of socialism and we accept it.
They will shoot this country in the feet and will cripple us forever........