The partial authorities “shutdown” is a pure political act. It has nothing to do with the amount of cash the federal government takes from taxpayers, although it does have one thing to do with how a lot it irresponsibly spends. Democrats are holding the nation hostage over Obama-era medical health insurance subsidies that don’t expire till Dec. 31.
On the coronary heart of it’s a narrative created by the Democrat Get together that extends not less than to the administration of Franklin Roosevelt: Wealthy individuals make an excessive amount of cash and individuals who don’t make as a lot are entitled to a few of it.
Barack Obama promoted this narrative when he ran for president. Obama promised to “unfold the wealth round,” which is socialism. Many younger individuals have been indoctrinated with socialism of their public colleges and universities. Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is the main candidate for mayor of New York Metropolis.
President Franklin Roosevelt’s growth of huge authorities created dependency among the many decrease and center courses. Roosevelt criticized rich individuals whom he known as “financial royalists” for hoarding their cash (translation: not keen to present extra to the federal government) and stunting financial restoration through the Nice Despair. He declared the wealthy responsible of “financial tyranny.”
In 1935, FDR signed “the wealth tax,” which dramatically raised federal earnings taxes on excessive earners. It additionally created a brand new progressive earnings construction that garnished as a lot as 75% of these making greater than $1 million and raised property taxes to 70%, all to assist his New Deal packages.
In line with his son, Elliott, FDR weaponized the IRS to go after his political enemies. Sound acquainted? All of this, and extra, gained him 4 phrases so it labored in a cynical means. Trendy Democrats proceed to embrace his beliefs.
President Harry Truman continued his predecessor’s criticism of the wealthy. In a speech to the Democratic Nationwide Conference in 1948, Truman stated that 12 months’s election was a alternative between widespread individuals and “the citadel of particular privilege and greed.” Once more, does this sound acquainted? Truman echoed most of the phrases we hear from right now’s Democrats, together with “equity” and “progressivism.”
Is it truthful to penalize those that have demonstrated initiative, sacrificed, and lived by financial and ethical guidelines whereas subsidizing those that didn’t? Is it progress to assault such individuals who took dangers, created small and huge companies, and had been in a position to rent individuals who then purchased properties and cared for themselves and their households with out turning to authorities as a primary useful resource? These individuals got here to pay greater taxes as a result of they made more cash. As others have famous, the poor don’t pay earnings taxes.
Rising up, I by no means envied the rich. I wished to understand how they turned rich in order that I’d be taught from their instance. I like to recommend watching the Historical past Channel collection that depicts a number of the individuals who “constructed America.” The dangers they took and the values by which they believed, together with that America is a land of alternative, not one in every of entitlement, shouldn’t be studied in most of right now’s colleges.
For many years the Democrats have promoted the unholy trinity of envy, greed and entitlement. This tells folks that in the event that they make dangerous decisions of their private {and professional} lives the federal government will bail them out with cash from others who made the precise choices.
People who find themselves poor by no fault of their very own ought to be helped, however the purpose shouldn’t be to maintain them in poverty that they may at all times vote for Democrats. The purpose ought to be to assist them escape poverty and turn into impartial, which has lengthy been the Republican and conservative view. Independence would free people from relying solely on authorities. That will result in much less reliance on Democrats, who’re the occasion of presidency.
There you’ve gotten the reason for what’s behind the phony authorities “shutdown.” Any questions?
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