On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 12:27:39 -0500, DSK wrote:
I see that you mix your "conservatism" with socialism, not having the
guts to drink it straight. Or to put it another way, you are only
willing to apply your moral principles when it's convenient.
Dave Hall wrote:
It's not socialism in the truest sense.
And that makes it OK?
It does when you don't understand socialism as you apparently don't.
You are in favor of socialism when you find it convenient for yourself,
and condemn socialism harshly at all other times.
I am not in favor of socialism at any time. I am in favor of making
people independent of the need for government handouts at the expense
of other people (Which IS socialism). Social security in its present
form is basically socialism. Putting that same money into individual
accounts is not.
If you find this fact about your beliefs and principles uncomfortable,
maybe you should do some thinking.
Maybe you should follow your own advice.
Mandating that people save their own money for retirement provides
money for them at no extra cost to the other taxpayers.
In other words, the gov't should force people to save up for a rainy
day, regardless of their income level (in fact, this program mandates
that those with large incomes save less)... just like legislating
morality, you now believe that we should legislate financial judgement &
self-discipline.
The government already takes that money from us in the form of SS
(Which is more akin to socialism). By placing that money instead, in
an individual private account, that money belongs to the individual,
not to the government, and will be available for them to tap when they
retire, or to leave to their dependents when they die. The biggest
benefit is that this money is outside of the governmental till, and
the need for people to tap the government for aid, will lessen,
meaning less socialism, as people are depending on their own income.
Now tell me again, which political party is in favor of not intruding on
people's lives and maintaining Constitutional freedoms?
The republicans of course. We'd rather make people independent from
the need for government handouts.
Dave
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