As Barack Obama prepared to take his oath of office in early 2009, there was a fairly active debate amongst the political elite and bobbleheaded idiot box pundits. The debate was over what type of President Barack Obama would be. Would Obama be a lean left President who would continue the country along its leftward walk or, would he feel the gravity of his office and become a centrist once in office. Ironically, no where in the discussion was the option of “leaping off the most leftward edge” opined on.
Since his arrival in office, it has been clear that Obama is not content in continuing the steady leftward walk or in becoming a centrist. Every time Obama has had a opportunity to put his stamp on the Presidency and this country, he has chosen an option that is as far left as he could jam or manipulate through. With the auto industry, banking, energy or foreign relations Obama has implemented policy and programs that are nothing but a run to the left, dare I say, Socialist ideal.
Socialist? Yes, I said Socialist! Can you find any policy or program that Obama has offered or implemented that didn’t have the government taking a bigger role and control of the matter discussed? Can you find a policy or program that Obama has offered or implemented that wasn’t about giving “workers” or “the poor” an elevated status in society simply because they were a “worker” or part of “the poor?”
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against helping the poor. I am against policies and programs that enshrine “the poor” as perpetually “the poor.” Obama, on the other hand, not only assumes that “the poor” will always be “the poor,” he holds them out as that which should be aspired to.
Yesterday, during arguments over the constitutionality of Placebocare, Obama’s solicitor general defended the government’s position with a new and unique argument: If you don’t like the individual mandate, then become poor!
So it’s a penalty on earning a certain amount of income and self insuring. It’s not just on self insuring on its own. So I guess one could say, just as the restaurant owner could depart the market in Heart of Atlanta Motel, someone doesn’t need to earn that much income.
Now, the solicitor general qucikly attempted to cover his tracks by suggesting that this was “a fanciful” option….Yeah, right.
If Obama had his way, Cap and Trade would be the law and we would be seeing dramatic rises in electric costs. Obama has had his way in the oil industry and we can see the impact of that on gas prices. Obama has had his way with the federal budget and monetary policy and we can see the impact of that on our economy, the value of the dollar, overall inflation.
Example after example of Obama’s policy result in higher costs or lower buying power for all Americans. Obama’s solicitor general may think making people poor or poorer is a fanciful option but I’ll bet most Americans don’t see it as fanciful. As a result of just 2 1/2 years of Obama, being poorer is a reality for most American families.
Well said Mr. Shoe. I simply cannot understand those who stand by these policies. Our freedoms have been and continue to be stripped away little by little, although in the last 2 1/2 years it’s happening faster and faster.
But the socialist elites will not be poor, they will always have money and power and not use the systems/programs/regulations/laws they force on us. They just want us to be poor and use the poor as tools to progress their agenda to keep their power. If we run out of poor they will be out of business. Capitalism and freedom greatly reduce poverty…they cannot have that and keep power and stay in business.
“Obama has had his way in the oil industry and we can see the impact of that on gas prices.”
Please tell me how Obama’s domestic policies regarding the U.S. oil industry have impacted global oil (gas) prices in any significant way. I’m not looking for politicrap. Actual data. I don’t know, maybe think in terms of domestic oil production as a percentage of global oil production.
“Obama has had his way with the federal budget and monetary policy and we can see the impact of that on our economy, the value of the dollar, overall inflation.”
Why don’t you tell us what core CPI is today vs. the 30 year average. Then tell us what the market is paying on TIPS (inflaton futures). Then tell us what the impact of a strong dollar policy would be on U.S. employment when net domestic savings goes up (as advocated by your buddies in the GOP). You don’t have to make it complicated. Why don’t you tell us how politically (and economically) genius it would be to defend the dollar at all costs when unemployment is bumping up around 9.1%.
He’s not a Socialist; he’s a f(*&n Communist.
The difference is that Socialists believe in God.
Brobama believes purely in total government-controlled wealth redistribution. OH, that, and playing golf while the economy goes to hell.
He made over $ 4,000,000 last year, only $ 400,000 ( plus ‘room and board’ ) of which was his salary. I guess being Presdient takes up about 10 % of his valuable compensated time.
If we don’t get this SOB out of office in 2012, the damage he acheives may be ireversable.