Little-Acorn
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Obama said yesterday to a citizen in Ohio, that he wanted to tax the people who earn more, and send the money to people who earned less or none. This points to the most fundamental difference there is, between modern liberals and conservatives.
Liberals believe it's appropriate for government to decide who your earnings go to, rather than you deciding. In other words, your earnings don't belong to you. They belong to government, to do with what THEY want. They have no problem enacting legislation to do just that. And they clearly think they will make better decisions on how your earnings should be spent, than you will.
Conservatives believe that your earnings are YOURS. And that government, while necessary, should be kept to a minimum, and do only the things private people or groups CANNOT do. They enact legislation to take your money as taxes, too, but they keep it to a minimum, and believe that they are spending it on things YOU want to spend it on.
And they point out that the reason government is taking it to spend on those things, is because you as private people CANNOT do those particular things: Defend the nation, dispassionately pursue and prosecute criminals, coin money, handle foreign affairs, etc. Anything you CAN do as private people, the Federal government has no business in.
Barack Obama told that guy yesterday, that he (Obama) wanted to "spread the wealth around". However, if Joe, the citizen in Ohio, wanted some welfare queen to have some of his money, he could have written her a check. He doesn't need government to do that for him.
Needless to say, conservatives are getting harder and harder to find in government nowadays. And the fundamental battle we face, is getting the liberals out (from both parties) and conservatives in.
Liberals believe it's appropriate for government to decide who your earnings go to, rather than you deciding. In other words, your earnings don't belong to you. They belong to government, to do with what THEY want. They have no problem enacting legislation to do just that. And they clearly think they will make better decisions on how your earnings should be spent, than you will.
Conservatives believe that your earnings are YOURS. And that government, while necessary, should be kept to a minimum, and do only the things private people or groups CANNOT do. They enact legislation to take your money as taxes, too, but they keep it to a minimum, and believe that they are spending it on things YOU want to spend it on.
And they point out that the reason government is taking it to spend on those things, is because you as private people CANNOT do those particular things: Defend the nation, dispassionately pursue and prosecute criminals, coin money, handle foreign affairs, etc. Anything you CAN do as private people, the Federal government has no business in.
Barack Obama told that guy yesterday, that he (Obama) wanted to "spread the wealth around". However, if Joe, the citizen in Ohio, wanted some welfare queen to have some of his money, he could have written her a check. He doesn't need government to do that for him.
Needless to say, conservatives are getting harder and harder to find in government nowadays. And the fundamental battle we face, is getting the liberals out (from both parties) and conservatives in.