No one is saying any of the above CB. I was just acknowledging "wealth redistribution" as a buzz word--much like the "death tax" from a few years back. If you were really opposed to the idea, then you would also have some major concerns in other areas--like the source of your (and my) paycheck. Or Public Schools? Police Departments? Libraries?*
Anything else is just using the word for its political undertones.
*As an aside, it still constantly amazes me the number of federal government workers that are verbally against socialism while simultaneously working for the largest socialist organization in the world.
Common sense and reality have to be considered when expending federal funds and I do have some major concerns with the expenditures of Federal Funds. I believe that I pay enough taxes and resent the fact that someone or some party can take money that we have been saving and give it to those who refuse to better themselves, because they have been on the dole, most for generations. The politicians, both sides, need to do something novel like,,,,uh, I know, cut spending, before they automatically start considering the many ways to screw us out of our hard earned retirement savings.
School systems? Take Wash DC, for example. It has the highest per capital dollars spent per student in the country and about a 50% drop out rate also near the highest if not the highest, so lets throw more money at them? Plus when teachers are tested for competency to teach a subject, then I’ll even be open to paying the more qualified teachers more money with my tax money. We just voted to have our PP taxes raised about 4 years ago for 3 new schools in our county and we got it passed. But it was our choice, not some Federal edict forcing us to pay additional taxes.
Police officers, never paid enough? But vigilantism might cut down on the court back log and crime rate, well eventually, there would be that nasty initial uptick on crime as the criminals are weeded out.
Libraries? Museums, public radio, free college tuition, free food, where do you draw the line? I’m more of a take personal responsibility for yourself and your own community type.
Oh and we have our share of socialist types working in my office. They are the ones that never volunteer to spend weeks or a couple of months away from home on hurricane or flood disaster relief and no I don’t work for FEMA. I work for the government to help people, especially when their homes have been destroyed. That’s the most satifying part of my job. I actually get to help people by building things for them. You may call that socialism, but I call that helping my fellow man.
There are things that only the Feds can do, unfortunately they are trying to do everything for everybody and in the process they are destroying a person’s will or desire to excel in life and because of this we ARE (don't know how to bold, but I'm not yelling) becoming largest socialist organization in the world and I hate that. Why work or save, when Uncle Sugar, will take care of you?
And if my job gets cut in reducing the size of government, so be it, I’ve quit one job and got laid off from another both in private industry, before this one and I have another lined up already, when I retire from here. So if it would mean a better life for my daughter and her kids, they could lay me off right now.
Again, we’re just going in circles, we just have a different view on life and different life experiences and I’m tired of typing. :laugh:
CB
I'm kind of scoping around for a quick pick up on a good house deal, so I'll always be needing more capitol around, both now and especially later. I don't want my money robbed by Obama's taxes. Happy Weekend, everyone
