How To Retard Society!

I was enjoying a book the other day on financial health and it hit me out of the blue. The "fundamental change" our current administration is advertising is actually a plan to retard prosperity! It's 180 degrees the opposite of encouraging people to rise out of poverty and be successful. The mantra they keep repeating over and over is to tax the wealthy and lower their standard of living, rather than institute programs that encourage those in poverty to rise to a better standard of living. Basically they are trying to handcuff a powerful swimmer and throw them in the deep end of the pool, then ask them to save those who don't swim as well.

Many in today's society believe that government is like a fairy godmother, that mythical creature that just waves her magic wand and everyone's problems will disappear. This is encouraged by politicians as they assume fairytale hero status and encourage voters to continue the fable. This is not a sign of a mature society, and reeks of pending doom. To quote financial wizard Warren Buffet, " It's only when the tide goes out that you learn who's been swimming naked." Anyone want to bet me those who lack the security of clothing are imbedded in our own government?

Here's the naked truth, if you love someone, or really care about their welfare, it does them no good to give them something they are not entitled to. Just look at the bankruptcy statistics of those who win the lottery, or investigate those who have been given inherited wealth. Something Warren Buffet calls, "food stamps for the rich." The success rate of those individuals is abysmal. Are there not generations of families who've enjoyed the largess of the government welfare system? What is the ratio of those who rise out of poverty against those who remained while being enabled by our government? I'll bet the farm a man who has no unemployment insurance finds a job much quicker than one who enjoys the security of a guaranteed income without working. People have just become fond of indoor plumbing, electricity, and a consistent meal program, and will seek to keep it if threatened by no paaycheck.

I propose we reevaluate our entitlement program to educate and employ those who lack, and raise their standard of living. Attempting to lower the standard the successful enjoy, to raise the standard of the less fortunate, is counter intuitive to a productive society. It simply encourages wallowing around in the same septic tank environment, while success and salvation is readily available. Look at the statistics, what the liberals have instituted has failed miserably, over and over and over again. How man generations of failures do we have to support before we educate and improve? Take a hard look at the current results, and ask yourself, why?

God Bless!
Capt. Bill

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