Comments on: Is It All About Prosperity? http://www.newclarion.com/2009/07/is-it-all-about-prosperity/ Our mission is to combat the unreason and selflessness that are sweeping our culture from the nihilist left to the religious right, and to sound a new ideal of capitalism and individual rights in American politics. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:04:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Not_That http://www.newclarion.com/2009/07/is-it-all-about-prosperity/#comment-4900 Not_That Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:15:48 +0000 http://www.newclarion.com/2009/07/is-it-all-about-prosperity/#comment-4900 I've heard them on the news today discussing the tax increase on the 'very wealthy' that the administration plans to enact to pay for socialized health-care. All that the news people were worried about is how this is going to affect the MIDDLE-CLASS Americans. They didn't stop for a second to think how is this ok to tax the 'very wealthy'. "Your boss will have his taxes increased! How will this affect you?". The reason for this lies at the heart of the problem - Under the current form of government, where Democracy is rampant on the loose, a president can get elected for promising to tax only the top 5% of the population. Those top 5% won't vote for him, but it's ok because he just won over the other 95%. When government taxes the rich, the media is only concerned with small businesses, as if big businesses were of no importance. Obama can destroy the economy during his term, and still get re-elected, if only he rewards the masses enough while hurting the rich. Will EVERYONE be worse off? Sure. But as long as the masses feel favoured by the government, they will mindlessly vote in Obama again. Democracy should have it's bounds. Just like in a proper Democracy you wouldn't have the majority vote for the assasination of a person, so shouldn't the government steal wealth from the rich under threat of a gun and give it to the poor. Government's job is not to redistribute the wealth Mr. Obama, it's to protect individual right. Get the hell out of my way. I’ve heard them on the news today discussing the tax increase on the ‘very wealthy’ that the administration plans to enact to pay for socialized health-care. All that the news people were worried about is how this is going to affect the MIDDLE-CLASS Americans. They didn’t stop for a second to think how is this ok to tax the ‘very wealthy’. “Your boss will have his taxes increased! How will this affect you?”. The reason for this lies at the heart of the problem – Under the current form of government, where Democracy is rampant on the loose, a president can get elected for promising to tax only the top 5% of the population. Those top 5% won’t vote for him, but it’s ok because he just won over the other 95%. When government taxes the rich, the media is only concerned with small businesses, as if big businesses were of no importance. Obama can destroy the economy during his term, and still get re-elected, if only he rewards the masses enough while hurting the rich. Will EVERYONE be worse off? Sure. But as long as the masses feel favoured by the government, they will mindlessly vote in Obama again.

Democracy should have it’s bounds. Just like in a proper Democracy you wouldn’t have the majority vote for the assasination of a person, so shouldn’t the government steal wealth from the rich under threat of a gun and give it to the poor. Government’s job is not to redistribute the wealth Mr. Obama, it’s to protect individual right. Get the hell out of my way.

]]> By: Brad Harper http://www.newclarion.com/2009/07/is-it-all-about-prosperity/#comment-4796 Brad Harper Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:36:27 +0000 http://www.newclarion.com/2009/07/is-it-all-about-prosperity/#comment-4796 I would guess that a very high percentage of supporting voters take Obama's stated goals as one would a pep-rally speech, not holding them to any literal scrutiny, but only as emotional fuel. His words inspire moral confidence, to hell with the details. I think the average guy does desire an increase in their standard of living, but being disconnected from the principles of economics affords equal priority to any altruist sludge floating around in their head. To these types it’s all a big magic show. Why can’t I condone more Government services and expect the economy to prosper – they’re totally unrelated right? I would guess that a very high percentage of supporting voters take Obama’s stated goals as one would a pep-rally speech, not holding them to any literal scrutiny, but only as emotional fuel. His words inspire moral confidence, to hell with the details.

I think the average guy does desire an increase in their standard of living, but being disconnected from the principles of economics affords equal priority to any altruist sludge floating around in their head. To these types it’s all a big magic show. Why can’t I condone more Government services and expect the economy to prosper – they’re totally unrelated right?

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