Direction of the Country

Hi, I'm back. I haven't written in a while, but that's about to change. I have some thoughts on the direction of the country. I know I was going to write about tort reform, but I think enough has been said about health insurance. I'm sure people are getting tired of it. I want to focus on the more broad aspects of the systematic conversion of our form of government from what the founders created to the almost socialism we have now.

So, let's define socialism.

SOCIALISM -

1. Any of various theories or systems of social organization in which the means of producing and distributing goods is owned collectively or by a centralized government that often plans and controls the economy.
2. The stage in Marxist-Leninist theory intermediate between capitalism and communism, in which collective ownership of the economy under the dictatorship of the proletariat has not yet been successfully achieved.

We American say we are capitalists, however, there are parts of our economy that are socialist and are definitely moving in that direction. The first one that comes to my mind is telling farmers what they can plant. The government now plans and controls what is grown, how much is grown, and for what purpose it is grown for. They have even mandated more growing of corn to fulfill the governments mandate of more ethanol used in cars over the next 10 - 20 years.

The FCC dictates what we see and hear over government controlled airwaves. Isn't it up to the parents of the children to censor what their children watch or listen? I can see making sure that there aren't 2 stations broadcasting on the same frequency, but that's where it should stop. If you don't like what's on that channel, change it, there are many more to choose from.

The list goes on and on, and it's not just the recent past that has created this march towards socialism. It started a long time ago, in a country that we are standing on. One of my political idols, Thomas Jefferson (probably the first Libertarian), pushed for the Louisiana Purchase, which is not expressed in the Constitution, but he basically expanded the powers of the President through this action. He later regretted some of his actions during his Presidency because he could see later that it was making the office more powerful than what he originally had envisioned for his country.

I think this is a valuable lesson. What happened to Jefferson has happened and is still happening to the men and women elected to serve as our congressmen, congresswomen, and the President. I believe that most seek office to help people, not to seek power, but a crazy thing happens when they get to DC. The power becomes addictive, and they will do just about anything to keep it. There probably needs to be a detox and a 12 step program for those who leave office.

There are however, some who seek office, just for the power. This is the worst type of people. The purpose of winning office is not to make our country safe, it is to fundamentally transform our government into a socialist regime that controls our economy. Controlling our financial institutions, selling health insurance policies, and raising the price of energy so much that we cannot afford to turn our light on, let alone heat or cool our houses. The market always does a better job of this than the government. Sooner or later everything becomes obsolete, newspapers, the Model A, and the Pony Express, just to name a few.

I am still in awe of people that would allow this to be done to Americans. They believe that the government is only trying to help and not allow those capitalist pigs to make money. This country was not built on the ideas and entrepreneurship of government, but by the people of this country. Just think of all of the ideas that have come from the minds of people in America, the telephone, the airplane, the assembly line, the personal computer, and the list goes on. The only thing the government has come up with is how to spend money they don't have.

So with that in mind, I have an idea, and I will write about next time. It involves changing the constitution, which I hate doing, but I believe for the good of the nation, it must be done.

Until then, have a spectacular day.