I have often spoken out about the dangers of giving any government entity too much power. I have been scoffed at, and even ridiculed for saying that I think that a government can go too far in controlling people’s lives. Many who lean heavily to the left, look at governmental control (or regulation as it is often referred to) as a way to make everyone more equal…(i.e. Social Justice) They look at it not only as being fair to everyone….but also as giving equal opportunities to each individual. I believe very strongly that we live in a country that does offer equal opportunity to everyone who is willing to work. The key here is “work”. I do not believe that any country should take away from those who work hard and succeed….and give it to those who don’t. And yes, I understand that the end result of that belief, is that you will have a society of “Haves” and “Have Nots”.
I have been asked the question….”Why do you feel so strongly against a government having the power to regulate things?” First of all let me say that I don’t think that ALL regulation is wrong. I do however feel that there are a several instances where governmental control over people’s lives just doesn’t work…..
First of all, I believe that it is wrong (as well as unconstitutional) for the government to have the power to to reward those who don’t actually get up off of their butt and “pursue happiness”….(you know that whole “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” thing that is guaranteed in the Constitution)….Since the government has no money of their own....this can only be done by taking it away from those who have worked hard...and giving it to the first group. There is no guarantee of happiness or success in the Constitution….Instead it is just a guarantee that you will have the opportunity to try. In fact...let me go one step further....there isn’t even a guarantee that if you work really hard, that you will succeed….because in real life...sometimes people just fail. But I do know that those who really want to succeed, will get back up and “pursue” success until they attain it or die trying. You don’t find very many successful people who will ever sit down and say “Why don’t you just take some from that guy and give it to me….and then I’ll be ok?”.
The second…and probably MOST important reason that I am against more government regulation in people’s lives….is the question of “Who gets to decide?”…..Here’s an example……
Who gets to decide how much money is enough….and then you can’t make any more? The common answer is “well if someone is making ten million dollars a year….they are rich, so that is enough”….Not to sound like a 5 year-old…but really, says who? Doesn’t it stand to reason that once you start giving the government the option to decide how much is enough….that it then can be set at any level? Before you say “yeah but I only make $35,000 a year”….let me say this. There are a lot of progressives, Marxists and socialists who believe that this concept of "spreading the wealth around" (an Obama quote) should be a global concept…That means that in countries where the average income is $300 per year…YOU are RICH. So at some point, someone is going to come after your money as well…..(but of course its just to even things out to those who aren’t “rich” like you)
Then you have the health care debate…….
The government is trying its best to completely take over the control of your health care. I don’t care what Andy Griffith says….It isn’t “gonna be good for everyone”. How do I know?......Because it doesn’t work. Look at the countries that currently have “socialized medicine”…..it’s not working for them…so why would we think that it would work for us? There are those who say…”yeah but you have health care….so you don’t have to worry about it”…..Yes I do….but in spite of what CNN reports, there aren’t millions of people dying every year in the U.S. because of not having health care. In fact go to an emergency room in any town…..and you will find it FULL of people who don’t have health care…..(in fact you will find people there who aren’t even U.S. citizens….and they still get treated like everyone else). In the end….NO government can afford to give everyone free health care....so at some point there has to be decisions made as to who is more deserving.....Is it your 75 year-old retired Grandpa, who needs a pacemaker….or the 35 year old person who is still working and paying taxes? Is it the 21 year-old person who is almost out of college and headed into a career, who needs major surgery….or is it your 6 month-old baby. I would say that in a system that has to choose….your Grandpa and your baby are going to die. Impossible you say? There are people who think even less than that of the life of a baby…..Of course these people generally come from societies where health care is rationed…so eventually it tends to cloud their thinking…..
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Many people would say that I’m just an alarmist…..and you would be correct….I am. At what point are we going to wake up and see that the liberties that we have enjoyed for so long…..are slowly being taken away from us? Most of the time, these things happen in such a way that by the time it is actually happening…..the people are actually ok with it. Do you really think that in 1941...that the German people as a whole…hated Jews and those who were mentally and physically handicapped…so badly that they wanted them killed by the millions in concentration camps? Of course not….but they were conditioned into thinking that it was necessary….in order for they themselves to survive. Right now there are people in power in this country with ideas that are so radical….that if you heard them today…you would probably say…”That will NEVER happen”. I strongly believe that in every country….(Germany, Russia, China, etc)….where these types of things eventually DID happen….there were millions of people who said the same thing. Then when they saw it with their own eyes….it was too late. I also believe that in most cases, it all started when they let someone decide for them….How Much Was Enough?….and How Sick Was Too Sick? Then Again….That’s Just Me
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