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The Democrats "Secret Plan"
Newsmax ^ | March 20, 2002 | Neal Boortz

Posted on 03/21/2002 3:23:57 AM PST by hobblemaster

The Democrats have started their election scare campaign. Goal No. 1: Convince wrinkled citizens that the evil Republicans want to take away their Social Security. It's an old trick, tried and true. The Democrats roll this one out every single election.

Goal No. 2: Convince the people of this country that George W. Bush is trying to operate the government of the United States in secrecy.

Early this week we heard Richard Gephardt talking about the Republicans' "secret plan" to cut Social Security benefits. DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe chimed in – repeating the "secret plan" theme opened by Gephardt.

So ... now that the Democrats have opened this whole "secret plan" idea – what about their secret plans? Just what legislative agenda does the Democrat Party plan to pursue if and when they gain control of the Senate, the House and the presidency?

Well, your Talkmaster has been watching these socialists for years, and taking notes. Here are just some of the goodies the Social Democrat Party has in store for the people of America.

Remove a majority of voters from responsibility for income taxes.

This is the biggie – and they've made no attempt to hide their goals here. The Democrats have been working on this plan for decades – with no small amount of help from the cowardly Republicans.

The idea is simple. Using "refundable" tax credits and deductions and such ideas as the fraudulent Earned Income Tax Credit,the Democrats are working to shift the entire burden for the payment of federal income taxes onto a minority of U.S. taxpayers.

Right now the top 50 percent of taxpayers pay almost 96 percent of the taxes. The Democrats are close to their goal. When the majority of voters have no federal income tax liability, it will be almost impossible to pass any meaningful tax cuts – and further tax increases will be a piece of cake, especially if the taxes only affect those considered to be rich.

Through this ploy the Democrats plan to create a defeat-proof Democrat Congress.

Massively increase Social Security taxes.

As we've said, Social Security is a mainstay when it comes to Democrat vote-buying. Social Security was, is and always will be nothing more than a giant income redistribution scheme designed to create dependency on government and loyalty to the program's protectors in Congress. The more money you pour into Social Security benefits, the more the wizened class loves you, depends on you and will be dedicated to keeping you in office.

The Democrats need massive new funding sources to pay expanded Social Security benefits – but they must get that money without raising Social Security taxes on the middle- and lower-income groups. The solution? The Democrats have a "secret plan" to expand the wage base for Social Security taxes.

Right now you pay these taxes only on the first $88,000 or so of income. Give the Democrats the power and watch that wage base jump to $100,000, $200,000 and beyond.

The eventual Democrat Party goal is to have people pay Social Security taxes on every penny they earn … no matter how much that is. There will no comparable increase in benefits for the high-income earners. The extra money will be used to keep the Democratic middle- and low-income constituency happy.

Socialize medicine.

They already tried this will Hillary Care. It failed. Democrats aren't discouraged by failure. They just try and try again until they finally get you to swallow the poison pill.

There are two basic reasons the Democrats are working so hard for complete government control of this huge segment of our economy. One, of course, is power. Health care comprises about 15 percent of our national economy. If the government can seize control of this large a segment of our economy, a giant step toward a socialist economy will have been achieved.

The second reason is control. Think about it. If you control a person's access to healthcare … you effectively control that person.

Right now the Democrats have had to put their plans for socialized medicine on hold. Those pesky Republicans in the House and the White House are making things tough. Democrats have to be satisfied with just sitting up there inside the Beltway blocking any efforts to introduce competition into the medical marketplace.

Democrats live in quaking fear of free-market competition. This was one of the reasons they worked so hard to defeat Bush's economic stimulus plan. There was a provision in that plan that would allow laid-off workers to go out into the marketplace to find health insurance. They would then be allowed a tax credit to cover the cost of that health insurance premium.

Democrats wanted federal funds to be paid to employers to encourage employers to extend health insurance benefits to laid-off workers. Democrats knew that if private individuals ventured into the free marketplace to find health insurance, they might just find that free-market competition could deliver a superior insurance product at a reduced price.

Tax pension funds.

This idea first received serious consideration in the early Clintonista years. As soon as the Republicans took control of the Congress, the idea disappeared. Right now it's being "secretly" incubated by Democrats to be hatched when they regain control.

The idea is simple. There are trillions of dollars out there in various private pension and 401(k) plans. All of these trillions of dollars are earning interest for (gasp!) private investors and individuals and not for the government!

To make matters worse – most of these private pension and 401(k) plans are owned by the evil, hated upper-income earners.

The "secret" plan? A one-time 15 percent tax on the outstanding balance of all private pension and 401(k) retirement plans. This money would be paid into the general fund of the federal government and used to fund various social programs for low- and middle-income earners.

Is this a dangerous plan for Democrats? Not really. The plan would take money chiefly from those who earn enough money to actually pay income taxes and contribute to pension plans. These people do not make up the core of Democratic voters.

Tax your pension contributions, too.

After the Democrats levy their 15 percent tax on the outstanding balance of all pension and 401(k) plans, they intend to follow up with a tax on all future contributions to these plans. The theory is that "rich" people shouldn't be allowed to contribute that money to these plans tax-free when "poor" people don't have that opportunity.

Force employers to pay for "family leave."

Right now the Family Leave Act requires employers to give employees about 12 weeks of unpaid "family leave" to take care of certain family events and emergencies, such as having a baby, illness, death or some other situation. The key here is that the family leave is unpaid.

The Democrats want employers to continue to pay the employees while they take their extended vacations. The Democrats' "secret" plan is to begin with a law requiring payment of about one-half of the employee's salary. This will give Democratic candidates the opportunity to campaign in future years on the basis of increasing the percentage paid to those on family leave.

Paying people for not working – a Democrat staple.

Seize property of those who flee Democratic tyranny.

As Democrats work diligently for more control over our economy and increased levels of income redistribution, many high-achieving Americans are making plans to run. The greater the confiscation of wealth, the more people start looking for other countries in which to base their businesses.

Democrats have a "secret plan" to impose confiscatory taxes on any Americans who try to move their wealth or their business interests out of this country.

Pay child care for majority of voters.

The absolute last thing a Democrat would ever do would be to suggest to anyone that they shouldn't have a baby they can't afford to raise.

Democrats know that children are the absolute most important thing in the lives of millions of Americans. They have been working for decades to impose ever more expensive rules and regulations on private child-care agencies. They have also been working to raise taxes to the point that it is difficult beyond reason to raise a child on the income of one working parent. Thus … the necessity of child care.

If the government steps in and provides the funds for that child care, then, to that extent, the parents become just that much more dependent on government … and Democrats.

Control all childhood education.

Democrats are the party of big government. Democrats are more than thrilled with the increased propensity of many Americans to look to government for the solution to virtually all problems they face in their daily lives.

Democrats know that to teach people that they can expect the government to be there to solve all of their problems, you have to start with the children. Catholic schools can be expected to teach their students that Catholicism is good. Jewish private schools are going to sing the praises of Judaism. Christian schools will teach the children that Jesus is really cool.

Government schools? Government schools will promote what? Government! Thus, Democrats see a clear need to keep as many children in government education programs as possible.

The "secret" plan? Continue to work against any ideas that would make it easier for parents to remove their children from government schools. This means working against such ideas as vouchers or tax credits to help parents afford the cost of private schools.

They will also work to add increased regulations to parents who make the decision to home school their children.

Impose limits on executive income.

This one is really going to have to wait until Democrats have a solid control of the federal machine. The Social Democrat Party has plans to institute limits on executive compensation. The idea is to impose confiscatory corporate income taxes on companies who pay their top executives more than X times the compensation paid to the lowest-paid employees.

There's more.

The above list is by no means complete. Keep you eye on this column as we work to expose even more of the "secret plans" of America's socialist party, the Democrats.


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1 posted on 03/21/2002 3:23:57 AM PST by hobblemaster
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#3 Convince reliable Democrats (blacks) that the healthcare system is racist, and if they don't go to the polls in droves, doctors will let their loved ones die.
2 posted on 03/21/2002 3:49:25 AM PST by dr_who
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To: hobblemaster
LIEberman spent all that time in Florida going from senior citizen center to center telling the old folks that if George W Bush was elected there would be CUTS in their present social security benefits.

Too bad we weren't out there reminding the seniors just who raised the taxes on their social security and made them retroactive as well.

We had better get over this nice guy stuff and start telling the truth or we are going to be back in the corruption kettle sooner than we think.

3 posted on 03/21/2002 3:54:00 AM PST by OldFriend
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To: hobblemaster
Yep. It'll probably work too! The Senior Citizens have a collective conipition fit at the polls every time the Dimocrats pull this one. Nevermind that the last time Social Security benefits were cut was in 1993- by the Dimocrats! Facts are irrelevant when fear comes into play.
4 posted on 03/21/2002 4:04:39 AM PST by Destructor
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To: OldFriend
"Too bad we weren't out there reminding the seniors just who raised the taxes on their social security and made them retroactive as well."

You are correct! The Dimocrats also cut the amount of the monthly benefits in 1993 adding insult to injury!

5 posted on 03/21/2002 4:07:30 AM PST by Destructor
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To: dr_who
3 Convince reliable Democrats (blacks) that the healthcare system is racist

you must have seen this ...

6 posted on 03/21/2002 4:12:28 AM PST by THEUPMAN
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To: hobblemaster
bump for later reading.....
7 posted on 03/21/2002 4:17:38 AM PST by jimtorr
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To: Destructor
We need to get organized like the dims and have caller to CSPAN out there telling the truth to combat the lies.

WHERE ARE THE RNC ADS????????

8 posted on 03/21/2002 4:26:06 AM PST by OldFriend
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To: hobblemaster
bump for later
9 posted on 03/21/2002 4:49:54 AM PST by Steve0113
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To: hobblemaster
It's easy to figure out these day. "Democrat" and "Liar" are synonyms.
10 posted on 03/21/2002 4:56:04 AM PST by scooter2
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To: OldFriend
There won't be any.

The newspapers do not have to run them.

The cfr bill that Bush is going to sign into law will prohabit ads from being placed in newspapers,on t.v.,and on radio.
The crf will prevent the truth being passed by word-of-mouth.

Don't bet the farm on the SOTUS overturning the law.

The democrats, with the help of certain republican traitors,[the democrats being traitors goes unsaid, but more was expected from the republicans]have just neutralized [though I believe that trent lott did that for them]the republican political party.

Once the democrats and hillary gain control officially of the justice department, with the so- called Patroit Act to work with, there are going to be interesting times for the U.S., particularly for gun owners, white non-homosexual males, Christians, farmers,republicans.

Just remember, Boys and Girls, we brought it upon ourselves.

How?
1. By electing and re-electing bill clinton President.
2. By electing and re-electing communists [democrats] to Congress
3. By electing spineless cowards [repblicans] to Congress
4. By electing hillary clinton as N.Y.Senator.
By supporting the main stream media communists.
5. By allowing the public schools to become communist indoctrination camps.
6. This one is rather difficult because it is difficult for decent people to visualize the extent that totally evil individuals such as hillary are capable of and the enegrgy that they are willing to devote to accomplihing their goals. This is in part because decent people just want to live and let live.

Should anyone wish to add to the list, feel free to do so. But the bottom line is that we [me included] are responsible for the mess we are in now. We can get ourselves out but it is going to require making sacrifices, probably to an extent we did not envision.

We have two options, fight or die as a Constitutional Republic.

11 posted on 03/21/2002 4:57:45 AM PST by sport
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To: hobblemaster
Speaking of secrecy, where in hades does Dick Gephardt hide his eyebrows?
12 posted on 03/21/2002 5:25:11 AM PST by Young Rhino
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To: hobblemaster
bump
13 posted on 03/21/2002 5:57:09 AM PST by foreverfree
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To: hobblemaster
Neal updated the list for today, I'll just c&p the whole thing:

Boortz.com

THE DEMOCRAT'S "SECRET PLAN" FOR AMERICA 

The Democrats have begun their campaign to frighten voters before the fall elections.  It's nothing but a replay of past elections, the only difference being that they seem to be starting the scare tactics a bit early this year.  I guess you can't blame them.  Nothing else has worked.  The tried to hand the Florida election problems on Bush.  No go.  Then it was the economy, and that didn't work either.  They gave a stab at the "Bush is stupid" routine, but Americans aren't buying it.  Enron looked worse for Clinton than it did for Republicans, so the Social Democrats had to give up on that one too.  So, it's time to go back to Democratic roots.  Try to scare the beejezus out of older voters.  It's worked in the past -- so it will surely work this time.

The ploy is simple.  Convince wrinkled citizens that the evil Republicans want to take away their Social Security.  It’s an old trick, tried and true.  The Democrats roll this one out every single election.  This time the point men are Richard Gephardt and Terry McAuliffe.  They're both telling voters that the evil Republicans have a "secret" plan to reduce Social Security benefits as soon as they are reelected. 

So .. now that the Democrats have opened this whole “secret plan” idea – what about the secret plans of the Democratic Socialists?  Just what legislative agenda does the Democrat Party plan to pursue if and when they gain control of the Senate, the House and the presidency?  Well, your Talkmaster has been watching these socialists for years, and taking notes.  Here are just some of the goodies the Social Democrat Party has in store for the people of America.  

        Remove a majority of voters from responsibility for income taxes

This is the biggie – and they’ve made no attempt to hide their goals here.  The Democrats have been working on this plan for decades --- with no small amount of help from the cowardly Republicans.  The idea is simple.  Using “refundable” tax credits and deductions and such ideas as the fraudulent Earned Income Tax Credit the Democrats are working to shift the entire burden for the payment of federal income taxes onto a minority of US taxpayers.  Right now the top 50 percent of taxpayers pay almost 96 percent of the taxes.  The Democrats are close to their goal.  When the majority of voters have no federal income tax liability it will be almost impossible to pass any meaningful tax cuts – and further tax increases will be a piece of cake, especially if the taxes only affect those to be considered to be rich.  Through this ploy the Democrats plan to create a defeat-proof Democrat congress. 

       Massive increase in Social Security taxes

As we’ve said, Social Security is a mainstay when it comes to Democrat vote-buying.  Social Security was, is and always will be nothing more than a giant income redistribution scheme designed to create dependency on government and loyalty to the program’s protectors in congress.  The more money you pour into Social Security benefits, the more the wizened class loves you, depends on you and will be dedicated to keeping you in office.  The Democrats need massive new funding sources to pay expanded Social Security benefits --- but they must get that money without raising Social Security taxes on the middle and lower income groups.  The solution?  The Democrats have a “secret plan” to expand the wage base for Social Security taxes.  Right now you only pay these taxes on the first $88,000 or so of income.  Give the Democrats the power and watch that wage base jump to $100,000, $200,000 and beyond.  The eventual Democrat Party goal is to have people pay Social Security taxes on every penny they earn … no matter how much that is.   There will no comparable increase in benefits for the high income earners.  The extra money will be used to keep the Democratic middle and low-income constituency happy. 

        End the home mortgage interest deduction

Democrats have been after this income tax deduction for decades.  They call it a "subsidy."  Now the more intelligent among us will clearly understand that allowing someone to keep more of the money that they earn can hardly be called a "subsidy." But we're talking about the more intelligent among us.  These people aren't likely to be voting for Demcorats anyway!

As soon as the Democrats manage to gain control of the federal government they will move to eliminate this "subsidy for the rich."  They know that there will be little adverse political fallout.  After all -- the mortgage interest deduction is only valuable to people who actually pay income taxes AND who itemize their deductions.  Democrats have alreay succeeded in removing most of their core constituency from the income tax rolls --- so what is there to lose?  

When the Democrats ride into power you had better be prepared to kiss that mortgage interest deduction -- and a lot more of your money -- a fond farewell.

        Socialized Medicine

They already tried this will Hillary Care.  It failed.  Democrats aren’t discouraged by failure.  They just try and try again until they finally get you to swallow the poison pill.  There are two basic reasons the Democrats are working so hard for complete government control of this huge segment of our economy.  One, of course, is power.  Health care comprises about 15% of our national economy.  If the government can seize control of this large a segment of our economy a giant step toward a socialist economy will have been achieved.  The second reason is control.  Think about it.  If you control a person’s access to healthcare … you effectively control that person.

Right now the Democrats have had to put their plans for socialized medicine on hold.  Those pesky Republicans in the House and the White House are making things tough.  Democrats have to be satisfied with just sitting up there in the Beltway blocking any efforts to introduce competition into the medical marketplace.

Democrats live in quaking fear of free market competition.  This was one of the reasons they worked so hard to defeat Bush’s economic stimulus plan.  There was a provision in that plan that would allow laid-off workers to go out into the marketplace to find health insurance.  They would then be allowed a tax credit to cover the cost of that health insurance premium.  Democrats wanted federal funds to be paid to employers to encourage employers to extend health insurance benefits to laid-off workers.  Democrats knew that if private individuals ventured into the free marketplace to find health insurance they might just find that free market competition could deliver a superior insurance product at a reduced price.

        Tax pension funds

This idea first received serious consideration in the early Clintonista years.  As soon as the Republicans took control of the Congress the idea disappeared.  Right now it’s being “secretly” incubated by Democrats to be hatched when they regain control.   The idea is simple.  There are trillions of dollars out there in various private pension and 401K plans.  All of these trillions of dollars are earning interest for (gasp!) private investors and individuals and not for the government!  To make matters worse – most of these private pension and 401K plans are owned by the evil, hated upper income earners. 

The “secret” plan?  A one-time 15% tax on the outstanding balance of all private pension and 401K retirement plans.  This money would be paid into the general fund of the federal government and used to fund various social programs for low and middle-income earners. 

Is this a dangerous plan for Democrats?  Not really.  The plan would take money chiefly from those who earn enough money to actually pay income taxes and contribute to pension plans.  These people do not make up the core of Democratic voters.

        Tax your pension contributions too

After the Democrats levy their 15% tax on the outstanding balance of all pension and 401K plans, they intend to follow up with a tax on all future contributions to these plans.  The theory is that “rich” people shouldn’t be allowed to contribute that money to these plans tax free when “poor” people don’t have that opportunity. 

         Economically Targeted Investments -- controlling your pension fund investments.

Here we are, right back at your pension funds and 401K funds again.  Again  --- there is so much money in these funds, trillions of dollars, that the Democrats just can't leave them alone.  All of this money just sitting there and not one penny of it is being used to buy votes for Democrats.  So --- here comes the idea of Economically Targeted Investments.  "ETIs" the Democrats call them, and they're a huge part of the Democrat "secret" agenda.  All they need is control in Washington.

Here's the deal.  The government grants various tax breaks to these retirement plans.  As you know, or as you should know, tax breaks are usually granted to force some individual or corporation to act and behave in some manner pleasing to government.  The Democrats plan to change the rules on pension and 401K accounts.  Instead of just investing these funds in stocks and bonds, fund managers will be required by the government to invest these funds in certain investments dictated by government -- by Democrats.  In this way the governments can fund some of their spending schemes, but without using government funds.  The Democrats will simply pass laws requiring fund managers to invest in corporations building low income housing; or companies who are hiring workers off welfare roles.  Other "allowed" investments will be in such things as environmental protection, waste recycling and other causes popular with the left. In short order the Democrats will have rules in place which state that these pension funds cannot be invested in companies that are "unfriendly" to unions.  To a Democrat ... any company with a non-union workforce is "unfriendly" to unions.  Corporations who have affirmative action programs will get the not.  Companies who hire and promote on merit will not.  

All of this will mean that the Democrats can claim credit for spending on some of their favorite programs without going to the taxpayers.  They can just, in effect, use pension money.  The end result, of course, is lower returns on pension fund investments -- and lower pension benefits to retirees.  That doesn't bother the Democrats, though.  The less money you have to retire on the more dependent on government you will be.

        Force employers to pay for “family leave.”

Right now the Family Leave Act requires employers to give employees about 12 weeks of unpaid  “family leave” to take care of certain family events and emergencies, such as having a baby, illness, death or some other situation.  The key here is that the family leave is unpaid.  The Democrats want employers to continue to pay the employees while they take their extended vacation.  The Democrats “secret” plan is to begin with a law requiring payment of about one-half of the employee’s salary.  This will give Democratic candidates the opportunity to campaign in future years on the basis of increasing the percentage paid to those on family leave.   Paying people for not working --- a Democrat staple.

        Seizure of property of those who flee Democratic tyranny

As Democrats work diligently for more control over our economy and increase levels of income redistribution many high-achieving Americans are making plans to run.  The greater the confiscation of wealth becomes the more people start looking for other countries in which to base their businesses.  Democrats have a “secret plan” to impose confiscatory taxes on any Americans who try to move their wealth or their business interests out of this country.

        Government paid childcare for majority of voters

 The absolute last thing a Democrat would ever do would be to suggest to anyone that they shouldn’t have a baby they can’t afford to raise.  Democrats know that children are the absolute more important thing in the lives of millions of Americans.  They have been working for decades to impose ever more expensive rules and regulations on private child care agencies.  They have also been working to raise taxes to the point that it is difficult beyond reason to raise a child on the income of one working parent.  Thus … the necessity of child care.  If the government steps in and provides the funds for that child care then, to that extent, the parents become just that much more dependent on government … and Democrats.

        Government control of all childhood education

Democrats are the party of big government.  Democrats are more than thrilled with the increased propensity of many Americans to look to government for the solution to virtually all problems they face in their daily lives.  Democrats know that to teach people that they can expect the government to be there to solve all of their problems you have to start with the children.  Catholic schools can be expected to teach their students that Catholicism is good.  Jewish private schools are going to sing the praises of Judaism.  Christian schools will teach the children that Jesus is really cool.  Government schools?   Government schools will promote what?  Government!  Thus, Democrats see a clear need to keep as many children in government education programs as possible.  The “secret” plan?  Continue to work against any ideas that would make it easier for parents to remove their children from government schools.  This means working against such ideas as vouchers or tax credits to help parents afford the cost of private schools.  They will also work to add increased regulations to parents who make the decision to home school their children.

        Government imposed limits on executive income

This one is really going to have to wait until Democrats have a solid control of the federal machine.  The Social Democrat party has plans to institute limits on executive compensation.  The idea is to impose confiscatory corporate income taxes on companies who pay their top executives more than X-times the compensation paid to the lowest-paid employees.   

        Repealing the Second Amendment

Haven't you ever thought it a bit odd that leftists and Democrats are generally opposed to the concept of the private ownership of firearms, while conservatives and libertarians favor the idea?  Well, there's a reason.  Those who value and celebrate the worth of the individual and of individual freedom generally believe that the individual should be permitted to own and bear arms.  Those who put the power of government over and above the power of the individual would just as soon see the individual unarmed.  Armed individuals are, of course, a threat to tyranny.

        Destroy talk radio

Democrats aren't fond of talk radio.  They know that Rush Limbaugh played a huge role in the voter revolution of 1994.  Leftist realize that almost all successful talk radio shows are hosted by people who do not share their political views.  They will try to neutralize talk radio through regulation.  Since Democrats love the "fair" word so much, they'll try to reinstitute something called the "Fairness Doctrine."  How would this law work?  Well, for example, a talk show host would not be allowed to voice opposition to a particular Democrat goal without finding some Democrat to go on the air to defend that goal.  Talk radio soared in listenership and popularity following the death of the Fairness Doctrine.  Democrats know that talk radio can once again be pushed into the radio background with new regulations.  Give them the power -- and it's time for me to retire.

        There’s more

The above list is by no means complete.  Keep you eye on this page as we work to expose even more of the “secret plans” of America’s socialist party, the Democrats.

14 posted on 03/21/2002 6:15:21 AM PST by StriperSniper
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To: hobblemaster
MORE FROM NEAL'S SITE TODAY. EXPANDED LIST:

THE DEMOCRAT'S "SECRET PLAN" FOR AMERICA

The Democrats have begun their campaign to frighten voters before the fall elections. It's nothing but a replay of past elections, the only difference being that they seem to be starting the scare tactics a bit early this year. I guess you can't blame them. Nothing else has worked. The tried to hand the Florida election problems on Bush. No go. Then it was the economy, and that didn't work either. They gave a stab at the "Bush is stupid" routine, but Americans aren't buying it. Enron looked worse for Clinton than it did for Republicans, so the Social Democrats had to give up on that one too. So, it's time to go back to Democratic roots. Try to scare the beejezus out of older voters. It's worked in the past -- so it will surely work this time.

The ploy is simple. Convince wrinkled citizens that the evil Republicans want to take away their Social Security. It’s an old trick, tried and true. The Democrats roll this one out every single election. This time the point men are Richard Gephardt and Terry McAuliffe. They're both telling voters that the evil Republicans have a "secret" plan to reduce Social Security benefits as soon as they are reelected.

So .. now that the Democrats have opened this whole “secret plan” idea – what about the secret plans of the Democratic Socialists? Just what legislative agenda does the Democrat Party plan to pursue if and when they gain control of the Senate, the House and the presidency? Well, your Talkmaster has been watching these socialists for years, and taking notes. Here are just some of the goodies the Social Democrat Party has in store for the people of America.

Remove a majority of voters from responsibility for income taxes

This is the biggie – and they’ve made no attempt to hide their goals here. The Democrats have been working on this plan for decades --- with no small amount of help from the cowardly Republicans. The idea is simple.

Using “refundable” tax credits and deductions and such ideas as the fraudulent Earned Income Tax Credit the Democrats are working to shift the entire burden for the payment of federal income taxes onto a minority of US taxpayers. Right now the top 50 percent of taxpayers pay almost 96 percent of the taxes. The Democrats are close to their goal. When the majority of voters have no federal income tax liability it will be almost impossible to pass any meaningful tax cuts – and further tax increases will be a piece of cake, especially if the taxes only affect those to be considered to be rich. Through this ploy the Democrats plan to create a defeat-proof Democrat congress.

Massive increase in Social Security taxes

As we’ve said, Social Security is a mainstay when it comes to Democrat vote-buying. Social Security was, is and always will be nothing more than a giant income redistribution scheme designed to create dependency on government and loyalty to the program’s protectors in congress. The more money you pour into Social Security benefits, the more the wizened class loves you, depends on you and will be dedicated to keeping you in office. The Democrats need massive new funding sources to pay expanded Social Security benefits --- but they must get that money without raising Social Security taxes on the middle and lower income groups. The solution? The Democrats have a “secret plan” to expand the wage base for Social Security taxes. Right now you only pay these taxes on the first $88,000 or so of income. Give the Democrats the power and watch that wage base jump to $100,000, $200,000 and beyond. The eventual Democrat Party goal is to have people pay Social Security taxes on every penny they earn … no matter how much that is. There will no comparable increase in benefits for the high income earners. The extra money will be used to keep the Democratic middle and low-income constituency happy.

End the home mortgage interest deduction

Democrats have been after this income tax deduction for decades. They call it a "subsidy." Now the more intelligent among us will clearly understand that allowing someone to keep more of the money that they earn can hardly be called a "subsidy." But we're talking about the more intelligent among us. These people aren't likely to be voting for Demcorats anyway!

As soon as the Democrats manage to gain control of the federal government they will move to eliminate this "subsidy for the rich." They know that there will be little adverse political fallout. After all -- the mortgage interest deduction is only valuable to people who actually pay income taxes AND who itemize their deductions. Democrats have alreay succeeded in removing most of their core constituency from the income tax rolls --- so what is there to lose?

When the Democrats ride into power you had better be prepared to kiss that mortgage interest deduction -- and a lot more of your money -- a fond farewell.

Socialized Medicine

They already tried this will Hillary Care. It failed. Democrats aren’t discouraged by failure. They just try and try again until they finally get you to swallow the poison pill. There are two basic reasons the Democrats are working so hard for complete government control of this huge segment of our economy. One, of course, is power. Health care comprises about 15% of our national economy. If the government can seize control of this large a segment of our economy a giant step toward a socialist economy will have been achieved. The second reason is control. Think about it. If you control a person’s access to healthcare … you effectively control that person.

Right now the Democrats have had to put their plans for socialized medicine on hold. Those pesky Republicans in the House and the White House are making things tough. Democrats have to be satisfied with just sitting up there in the Beltway blocking any efforts to introduce competition into the medical marketplace.

Democrats live in quaking fear of free market competition. This was one of the reasons they worked so hard to defeat Bush’s economic stimulus plan. There was a provision in that plan that would allow laid-off workers to go out into the marketplace to find health insurance. They would then be allowed a tax credit to cover the cost of that health insurance premium. Democrats wanted federal funds to be paid to employers to encourage employers to extend health insurance benefits to laid-off workers. Democrats knew that if private individuals ventured into the free marketplace to find health insurance they might just find that free market competition could deliver a superior insurance product at a reduced price.

Tax pension funds

This idea first received serious consideration in the early Clintonista years. As soon as the Republicans took control of the Congress the idea disappeared. Right now it’s being “secretly” incubated by Democrats to be hatched when they regain control. The idea is simple. There are trillions of dollars out there in various private pension and 401K plans. All of these trillions of dollars are earning interest for (gasp!) private investors and individuals and not for the government! To make matters worse – most of these private pension and 401K plans are owned by the evil, hated upper income earners.

The “secret” plan? A one-time 15% tax on the outstanding balance of all private pension and 401K retirement plans. This money would be paid into the general fund of the federal government and used to fund various social programs for low and middle-income earners.

Is this a dangerous plan for Democrats? Not really. The plan would take money chiefly from those who earn enough money to actually pay income taxes and contribute to pension plans. These people do not make up the core of Democratic voters.

Tax your pension contributions too

After the Democrats levy their 15% tax on the outstanding balance of all pension and 401K plans, they intend to follow up with a tax on all future contributions to these plans. The theory is that “rich” people shouldn’t be allowed to contribute that money to these plans tax free when “poor” people don’t have that opportunity.

Economically Targeted Investments -- controlling your pension fund investments.

Here we are, right back at your pension funds and 401K funds again. Again --- there is so much money in these funds, trillions of dollars, that the Democrats just can't leave them alone. All of this money just sitting there and not one penny of it is being used to buy votes for Democrats. So --- here comes the idea of Economically Targeted Investments. "ETIs" the Democrats call them, and they're a huge part of the Democrat "secret" agenda. All they need is control in Washington.

Here's the deal. The government grants various tax breaks to these retirement plans. As you know, or as you should know, tax breaks are usually granted to force some individual or corporation to act and behave in some manner pleasing to government. The Democrats plan to change the rules on pension and 401K accounts. Instead of just investing these funds in stocks and bonds, fund managers will be required by the government to invest these funds in certain investments dictated by government -- by Democrats. In this way the governments can fund some of their spending schemes, but without using government funds. The Democrats will simply pass laws requiring fund managers to invest in corporations building low income housing; or companies who are hiring workers off welfare roles. Other "allowed" investments will be in such things as environmental protection, waste recycling and other causes popular with the left. In short order the Democrats will have rules in place which state that these pension funds cannot be invested in companies that are "unfriendly" to unions. To a Democrat ... any company with a non-union workforce is "unfriendly" to unions. Corporations who have affirmative action programs will get the not. Companies who hire and promote on merit will not.

All of this will mean that the Democrats can claim credit for spending on some of their favorite programs without going to the taxpayers. They can just, in effect, use pension money. The end result, of course, is lower returns on pension fund investments -- and lower pension benefits to retirees. That doesn't bother the Democrats, though. The less money you have to retire on the more dependent on government you will be.

Force employers to pay for “family leave.”

Right now the Family Leave Act requires employers to give employees about 12 weeks of unpaid “family leave” to take care of certain family events and emergencies, such as having a baby, illness, death or some other situation. The key here is that the family leave is unpaid. The Democrats want employers to continue to pay the employees while they take their extended vacation. The Democrats “secret” plan is to begin with a law requiring payment of about one-half of the employee’s salary. This will give Democratic candidates the opportunity to campaign in future years on the basis of increasing the percentage paid to those on family leave. Paying people for not working --- a Democrat staple.

Seizure of property of those who flee Democratic tyranny

As Democrats work diligently for more control over our economy and increase levels of income redistribution many high-achieving Americans are making plans to run. The greater the confiscation of wealth becomes the more people start looking for other countries in which to base their businesses. Democrats have a “secret plan” to impose confiscatory taxes on any Americans who try to move their wealth or their business interests out of this country.

Government paid childcare for majority of voters

The absolute last thing a Democrat would ever do would be to suggest to anyone that they shouldn’t have a baby they can’t afford to raise. Democrats know that children are the absolute more important thing in the lives of millions of Americans. They have been working for decades to impose ever more expensive rules and regulations on private child care agencies. They have also been working to raise taxes to the point that it is difficult beyond reason to raise a child on the income of one working parent. Thus … the necessity of child care. If the government steps in and provides the funds for that child care then, to that extent, the parents become just that much more dependent on government … and Democrats.

Government control of all childhood education

Democrats are the party of big government! Democrats are more than thrilled with the increased propensity of many Americans to look to government for the solution to virtually all problems they face in their daily lives. Democrats know that to teach people that they can expect the government to be there to solve all of their problems you have to start with the children. Catholic schools can be expected to teach their students that Catholicism is good. Jewish private schools are going to sing the praises of Judaism. Christian schools will teach the children that Jesus is really cool. Government schools? Government schools will promote what? Government! Thus, Democrats see a clear need to keep as many children in government education programs as possible. The “secret” plan? Continue to work against any ideas that would make it easier for parents to remove their children from government schools. This means working against such ideas as vouchers or tax credits to help parents afford the cost of private schools. They will also work to add increased regulations to parents who make the decision to home school their children.

Government imposed limits on executive income This one is really going to have to wait until Democrats have a solid control of the federal machine. The Social Democrat party has plans to institute limits on executive compensation. The idea is to impose confiscatory corporate income taxes on companies who pay their top executives more than X-times the compensation paid to the lowest-paid employees.

Repealing the Second Amendment

Haven't you ever thought it a bit odd that leftists and Democrats are generally opposed to the concept of the private ownership of firearms, while conservatives and libertarians favor the idea? Well, there's a reason. Those who value and celebrate the worth of the individual and of individual freedom generally believe that the individual should be permitted to own and bear arms. Those who put the power of government over and above the power of the individual would just as soon see the individual unarmed. Armed individuals are, of course, a threat to tyranny.

Destroy talk radio

Democrats aren't fond of talk radio. They know that Rush Limbaugh played a huge role in the voter revolution of 1994. Leftist realize that almost all successful talk radio shows are hosted by people who do not share their political views. They will try to neutralize talk radio through regulation. Since Democrats love the "fair" word so much, they'll try to reinstitute something called the "Fairness Doctrine." How would this law work? Well, for example, a talk show host would not be allowed to voice opposition to a particular Democrat goal without finding some Democrat to go on the air to defend that goal. Talk radio soared in listenership and popularity following the death of the Fairness Doctrine. Democrats know that talk radio can once again be pushed into the radio background with new regulations. Give them the power -- and it's time for me to retire.

There’s more

The above list is by no means complete. Keep you eye on this page as we work to expose even more of the “secret plans” of America’s socialist party, the Democrats.

Neal Boortz

16 posted on 03/21/2002 8:18:12 AM PST by RetiredArmy
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To: StriperSniper
Sorry for the double post below. Your post did not show up on my computer when I checked and then I went and put in all the paragraph breaks and stuff and posted it and yours was here! Maybe one of the lurkers who checks up on double posts can delete it. I wish we had a delete post button so we could do it ourselves when something like this happens.
17 posted on 03/21/2002 8:20:26 AM PST by RetiredArmy
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To: hobblemaster
What is so scary is that Boortz is dead-nuts-on regarding the dems and their desire to grab power.

I would have at least a modicum of respect for them if they at least stood up and said what they were really about instead of all this subterfuge.

Reminds me of the punch line of an old joke:

Traveling Salesmen: And then I was speaking to the sheep and they said...
Farmer: DON'T listen to the sheep, they LIE, THEY LIE!!

18 posted on 03/21/2002 10:58:20 AM PST by Michael.SF.
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To: THEUPMAN
yup, and it pissed me off.
19 posted on 03/22/2002 4:11:58 PM PST by dr_who
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