Serious question here ...
How is it the Obama/Democratic policies excessively resemble those of a socialistic philosophy? Maybe I just do not understand what a socialistic form of government is ... government owned/regulated business' as well as government controlled economies. Is this not what both parties do to some extent?
Someone please school me here ...
Les
To be fair, it's not true Socialism, but redistribution of wealth is certainly leaning that way. And Obama wants to redistribute even more, which means higher taxes. It may not come from income earned by lower and middle classes, but it will come from other areas (capital gains, death tax, businesses, etc.) that will directly and indirectly affect everyone.
If you're poor and lazy, or perhaps indoctrinated by a liberal university, I suppose you'd like the tenets of socialism. If you worked your butt off, worked hard to attain a good paying job, or created your own business and helped society by creating jobs, and began to enjoy some of the fruits of your hard labor, you might have a different perspective on the government taking even more of your hard-earned money.
The U.S. government already taxes businesses higher than most every other nation on this planet, and the wealthiest people pay a significantly higher portion of taxes than any other group. The federal individual income tax didn't start until the early 1900s, and even then it was suppose to be temporary. We
can eliminate it and reduce the size of the government and be just fine.
However, to rid the fed of its cash cow won't go over well with those in power. These people are used to working with large amounts of money to feed their pet projects and social experimentation.
Traditionally, Dems believe they--and they alone--can save the poor and criminal element. They get all giddy like little school girls at the prospect of raising taxes to create or enlargen HUGE social programs. Hey, free money! If someone makes $1500/month at their job, but can make that amount from unemployment insurance (provided via a business tax), it's easy to see that it provides no incentive to work. It creates idle time, irresponsibility, loss of dignity, among other less desirable behaviors (e.g. unwed mothers, fatherless children, crime).
So, in effect, the Dems keep the poor down (keeps their voting base up). Besides all of the problems this creates, it also means taxes must continue to increase. Creating a huge welfare force reduces new job creation, which reduces tax revenue.