America has just elected its first President with socialistic tendencies, Barack Obama has said he "wants to spread the wealth". Our government is bailing out financial institutions and in return the government is getting a stake in the banks-and we are talking a share where they actually have a say in how the bank operates. Now, our government wants the same for the automobile industry. They ("they" being Democrats and some Republicans) want to give the auto industry somewhere to the tune of 25 billion dollars (insert Dr. Evil pinky to mouth and evil laugh) and in return get a share of the auto industry as well.
Now, the Democrats are smart, they know that the American public would never allow for Congress to pass legislation that would give them a stake in any private company; yet these tricky tricky people are slowly taking over private enterprise in this country.
I heard Glenn Beck say on the radio this morning that letting the auto companies die out is like having surgery. It may hurt for a while, but eventually it is for the better. Do I want Michigan to go under? Absolutely not. But should we the tax payers be allowing the government to give out my money to a private corporation, which in turn will hand over shares of itself to the government-I think not my friend.
This is a scary time that we are living in, and I don't mean that because people are losing their investments, homes and jobs-these things can rebound, but once this nation is headed down the road of government controlled enterprise it is very very hard to get back toward free enterprise.
Ironically enough Herbert Hoover said these two quotes that I found last night, the first is "Every time the government is forced to act, we lose something in self-reliance, character and initiative".
The second quote reads "The course of unbalanced budgets lead to ruin."
Now as I mentioned there is some irony here, because some claim that Hoover's financial policies were responsible for the Great Depression, but both of these quotes ring true. We are on the verge of handing our individualism, our private property and with that our liberty to the government.
To all of those who wanted "change" from Obama and the Democrats you sent to congress, just be careful what you wish for.
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The man is spot on, once again. Concerning his final sentence in his entry, he could not be more right. With the power that the president holds within our system now a days, we are in for juristic changes in America. I have mentioned before in another comment, that people are truly losing touch with what America was built on. It saddens me that people do not understand what they are doing.
"Change" like Obama wants is exactly not what this country needs. We are America, that is the bottom line. Regardless of the current state of the union, we will prevail if we have the right leadership. I believe the dynastic circle may reach the third stage with Obama's reign (that being the fall of our leadership globally). If we are living in America while Obama is in office, it may not really make sense to call us Americans anymore, our freedoms slowly flee our pocketbooks. Our rights creep away from us the closer we get to January 20th. The American essence that use to exist has faded. I will not be one of the people to blame if Obama leads us somewhere America is not supposed to go.
As much as it pains me to say this, I have to agree with you Silence. I am shocked that this man was able to win, not to mention the amount of votes which allowed him such unfettered access to one of our top political positions. His ability to speak smoothly cannot be denied, however I weep when I realize that one's actions no longer speaks louder than their words - and that the cost of this change is the free market society that we all have come to see as something we have the unchallenged right to. Freedom doesn't come for free - it has a price that we would do well to never forget.
Enjoyed reading the blog - glad to know that I'm not the only one in the blue sea that has red blood within his veins.
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