Socialism. We don't need it

Submitted by civil on July 2, 2009 - 9:48am

Mr. Robert G. Fisher's guest column "Turning to Socialism? Whiners seem to have forgotten history"(Examiner, July 1, 2009) needs a bit of clarification. First, Noboody is whining about creeping socialism. We are trying to awaken the naive Obama worshipers, such as Mr. Fisher, to the real threat of what this administration is doing to this country.
The idea that the economy has been stimulated would be news to a lot of people. Unemployment has risen to 9.5%. In several cities across the country the unemployement figure is over 20%. Where is the stimulous in that?
The statement that we borrowed our way out of the Great Depression needs a little clarifying. This country has borrowed and been in debt almost continuously since 1790. The difference between then and now is the identity of the lender. Up until the recent surge in spending (TARP, the "stimulous package" bailout" of the auto companies) the debt of the U.S. was predominately in notes and bonds held by the American citizens. Today, because of the tremendous spending splurge, that debt is held by foreign countries such as China, India and members of the OPEC cartel, all nations who don't like us very much.
Comparing the size of government during World War II to the current behemoth is ridiculus. He notes 16 million men in uniform and millions more in government service. It is a little hard to wage a war the size of WWII without men in unuform and a support staff of millions. He raises the issue of rationed gasoline and food along with regulated wages and prices Rationing was not a government take over, but only a means to see that all had equal access to a limited supply. Price and wage control was necessary to combat profiteering, not a means of controlling the companies.
During World War II the Federal Government did not own a stake in any private company. The federal government now has substantial ownership of most large commercial banks, two major auto manufacturers, has nationalized both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and is in the process of doing so with the Federal Reserve. They have taken control of Education, are attempting to nationalize health care, control rail transportation with Amtrac and with "cap and trade" will effectively destroy the coal industry,and they have even legislated conditions under which a private citizen may or may not sell his own house.
There is a large difference between the emergency measures taken during a world war, and taking steps which move an economy away from capitalism and private enterprise and toward socialism anf government control It wasn't necessary for the government to insist GM make tanks. GM made tanks because they saw it necessary, Today it is not necessary for the government to own an auto company, fiire the CEIO and dictate what it will build. If the company wishes to prosper, it will build the right stuff with the right people. Otherwise it will fail. That is how free enterprise works and it is what made this country the envy of the world.
Mr. Fisher goes through a whole list of things we must do, and I agree with every one of them..Mr Fisher seems to think only the government can satisfy the needs. I, and a lot like me, believe that the American entrepeneur will fill the bill, as they have always done when government gets out of the way and lets capitalism work. One thing big government does do well, and that is mess up a steel ball. We don't need it..

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.........I usually write "War & Peace"......but you said it so eloquently there isn't much else fo rme to say.......I;m with you......a simple preface.......the government is NEVER going to manage our money like WE manage our money......they buy $50,000 toilets for jets......they reward friends with contracts......they lost BILLIONS in Iraq that they don't even know WHERE it's at......they failed when they tried to get involved in the steel industry in the early 1900s......GM failing would have been disastrous.....but the way they're trying to save GM  is suspect......now they're trying to convince us that they can run banking , mortgage business , tobacco , car companies , health care , and who knows what is to come.......people need to wake the heck up......before it's too late......if the companies were greedy and lacked foresight?.........or just didn't make a product that people could afford or want to buy?.........I'm reminded of forest fires.......and how for years man interfered...allowing undergrowth to flourish......then when a fire occurred?......it was uncontrollable.......massive..........perhaps we should let the fires do their thing now........nature......survival of the fittest.......to avoid a fatal fire later on......I'm still baffled over California......they refuse to raise taxes or cut spending.....and think the rest of us should donate to them like a charity........... a bail out......a dangerous precedent this country has started......the  "handout"........why should they be any different than the rest of us?......I don't care if their taxes are the highest in the nation......if it's not enough to "pay the bills?"........their elected officials are acting like spoiled school children......back to the post focus.......ROFL........socialism has never worked.......it takes away a society's motivation.......reward based upon effort and achievement........MORE wasteful spending and MORE government control........yeah.......that's what we need..........NOT...........we still own 2/3 of this country.......national debt 11 trillion......foreign ownership is around 3.3 trillion......with China at 767.9 billiion.....Japan at 686.7 billion......(source Dept. of the Treasury , Fedral Reserve Board figures as of March 2009).........the two largest chunks......and it's only getting worse........apparantly those writing and passing out checks aren't concerned about WHERE the money is coming from.......and HOW it's gonna be paid back..........the scary thing is.......all these handouts seem to be being abused thus far......and what results have we seen ?..........the banks are changing their pay system to make up for bonuses not received.......oh ....I get it.....like the 31 year old czar that was appointed to oversee the car companies.......erh.......just  get a few more czars.......ROFL........sounds like freakin Russia........speaking of Russia?.........guess I DID find a way to write "War & Peace"................ADDENDUM : couldn't resist adding this which I found from FORTUNE at CNN money.com
U.S. Debt is 'Safe.' Seriously. Stop Laughing
Following a speech at Peking University on his first trip to China as Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner was asked to share his thoughts about the safety of Chinese investments in the United States. They are "VERY safe," he quickly asserted.

At which point the audience burst out laughing. Apparently, the audience was amused not only by the answer's substance, but by the flat "don't worry your little young heads about it" certainty with which Geithner insisted that China's U.S. debt holdings were A-OK. Because as even a group of Chinese college kids understood, that's just not as clear as the Treasury Secretary insisted it was.

eldoggg

Submitted by eldoggg on July 2, 2009 - 12:56pm.

........ROFL........I hear crickets..........here in "Obama Land"...............this blog is enough to crack your commerative plate....or make your "Obama Chia plant " lose it's hair.........

eldoggg

Submitted by eldoggg on July 2, 2009 - 9:20pm.