Posted on 10/31/2008 11:00:03 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Clinton said this during a Virginia governor race. Backfired royally. With Mr. Hut Sweet Hut/Slum Sweet Slum? Three times worse. What a gift!
Mr. Obama suggested that people would have called him a socialist if he shared his peanut butter sandwiches as a kid. Uh, no. On the other hand, if he took other kids’ sandwiches, ate a portion himself, and then shared the remainder, that would be reasonably properly called socialist (though more accurately communist—the term ‘socialism’ is used too much today to refer to communism).
Giving every student a "free" college education will not make them smarter or land them a better paying job because they aren't putting anything of their own into the deal. Many will sign up for the free classes and not even show up. What do they have to lose? Schools will lower standards just to move the students along with the hope of graduating them out of the system just like public high schools do now.
Giving everyone "free" health care won't make them healthy. If the government will take care of you when your sick, why struggle to stay fit. Eat, drink, and be merry for the government will take care of you. Your premiums won't go up because you aren't paying for it.
Giving rebate checks those who make less than a certain amount will only guarantee that they will never want to make more than that amount. If there is a free lunch tomorrow, why work to put food on the table today?
Socialism = Subsidized Poverty
If something is taxed, there will be less of it. If it is subsidized, there will be more. What is the effect of taxing the wealthy and subsidizing the poor?
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