... So many facets of the abomination ... are aimed at nothing but parity through government-inspired social engineering. And sadder even than the unconstitutionality of such a concept is the long-term effect that such government meddling has on the work ethic, business entrepreneur-ship, propensity to save, and desire to achieve and excel of the average American citizen....
[A] person's achievement will not be thwarted by government dictates. But the fact that his government does not allow him to reap the fruits of his own labor is an abomination....and an abomination of the kind that the founders warned us so strongly against committing, lest we run the risk of inviting the kind of social/economic/moral decay that has sometimes heralded the fall of once-mighty empires.
Well, I guess social/economic/moral decay is what you inevitably get from a "through-feeding" ethic made socially dominant.
The moral philosophy that "made" America has been obviated by (taxpayer-financed) personal irresponsibility and moral relativism. Boil it all down, that's precisely what the government "invests" our hard-earned tax dollars in, "for us."
America guarantees equality of opportunity, not equality of results. To reverse this understanding is to lose the core idea that has made America great. That idea has been attractive enough for tens of millions of immigrants, who (historically, at least) didn't come here to get taxpayer-financed freebies, but to have a chance to work and save and raise their families in freedom.
But we Americans seem to have swapped our freedom for a mess of politically-correct pottage. Shame on us for allowing this to happen.
And yes, that "government does not allow him to reap the fruits of his own labor is an abomination." Worse, it's systematic, "legalized larceny." Government at all levels increasingly seems to be running a protection racket these days.
Excellent essay, joanie-f. Thank you so much for writing. All my best, bb.
Government at all levels increasingly seems to be running a protection racket these days....
Thought filled compositions, scintillatingly written and worthy of commendation.
RJJ - I commend the excellent exchange of posts between bb and joanie-f for your consideration.