Posted on 03/28/2009 8:01:08 AM PDT by Scanian
Writing in the Chicago Tribune last week, President Obama fell back on one of his favorite rhetorical tics: “But I also know,” he wrote, “that we need not choose between a chaotic and unforgiving capitalism and an oppressive government-run economy. That is a false choice that will not serve our people or any people.”
Really? For the moment, it’s a “false choice” mainly in the sense that he’s not offering it: “a chaotic and unforgiving capitalism” is not on the menu, which leaves “an oppressive government-run economy” as pretty much the only game in town. How oppressive is yet to be determined: To be sure, the official position remains that only “the richest five percent” will have taxes increased. But you’ll be surprised at the percentage of Americans who wind up in the richest five percent. This year federal government spending will rise to 28.5 per cent of GDP, the highest level ever, with the exception of the peak of the Second World War. The 44th president is proposing to add more to the national debt than the first 43 presidents combined, doubling it in the next six years, and tripling it within the decade. But to talk about it in percentages of this and trillions of that misses the point. It’s not about bookkeeping, it’s about government annexation of the economy, and thus of life: government supervision, government regulation, government control. No matter how small your small business is — plumbing, hairdressing, maple sugaring — the state will be burdening you with more permits, more paperwork, more bureaucracy.
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Bambi couldn’t talk without setting up a strawman.
. . . and a strawman is nothing more than a lie!
Massive and uncontrolled tax increases are the only way to pay for this. Hang on to your wallets folks, it’s coming. Someone needs to shut this guy down. I’m not looking forward to the next four years.
Just more of the Barney/Barry economy. And they are getting away with it. We are just like the majority of the Germans while Hitler was taking over - too busy trying to earn a living and keep the family together to do anything about the criminals running our government.
A small business woman called Rush the other day with this....the business consists of herself, her husband, 1 full time employee and 1 part-time employee. In the previous two years they've had this business, their tax schedule indicated they would not pay taxes on the first $150.00 dollars they made.....she had just received their new tax schedule under Zero Admin. showing the very first dollar is taxed. Out of the 1st dollar, they get to keep 93 cents, and the schedule goes from there.
FALSE CHOICE, FALSE DILEMA!
lOGIC 101.
B***S*** is the only thing that comes out of Obama’s mouth. He doesn’t just lapse into it.
Strawman writes for TOTUS.
The analogy to Hitler isn't really apt, and the vast majority of Germans where wild about Hitler - while things where going well.
I think Obama is more like Hugo Chavez, just not as smart. The real power in this country is Nancy Pelosi. Think about that. She can't be removed from office. Only if Republicans regain the House will her power be reduced, and that could take 20 years.
In their first two months, Obama and Geithner have done nothing but vaporize your wealth, and your children’s future. What began as an economic crisis is now principally a political usurpation. And, to return to the president’s “false choice,” that “chaotic and unforgiving capitalism” is exactly what we need right now. It’s the quickest, cheapest, fairest, most-efficient route to economic stabilization and renewal. A regimented and eternally forgiving global command economy with no moral hazard will destroy us all.
One might add, however, that to Marxist Obama, all capitalism is unforgiving and chaotic, and it always will be.
For Obama (and BFF Bill Ayers), I somehow suspect that the word "capitalism" evokes the same degree of gut-level repulsion as might the words "communist", "traitor", and "domestic terrorist" arouse our level of alarm and venom.
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The state will be burdening you with more permits,so it can take your business from you.
Watch Obama’s rhetoric in action: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=77052
They were wild about Hitler, because he promised better economic times. They were duped. The people who voted for Obama have been duped in the same way.
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