Funny that out of all places to write social commentary, it’s on a gun forum
…but here goes anyways...
Redistribution of wealth is nothing short of communism. Helping people in poverty should be the work of charities and should be voluntary, not mandatory. America is based on equal opportunity, not equal outcome. By saying that the rich need to help the poor is nothing more than an attempt to equalize earnings via government redistribution. The same principle applied to income taxes translates to the richer losing a greater percentage than the poor. How does this make sense? Why should someone be penalized because they are making more money? Why should one man’s dollar be worth less than another mans’? Usually higher income is correlated with higher education (I said most of the time, not always), so then those who stuck with school, got higher degrees and even advanced degrees should be penalized and be forced to support those who did not? The argument that the poor would suffer if true Libertarian principles were put into place is one of emotion, and government should be void of emotion. (Not void of morals, mind you, but emotion in the sense that they should take pity or sympathy on the poor, etc) Those who are poor are usually that way because they decided that school wasn’t for them, that they would rather get their GEDs or drop out of high school completely and go into a labor-intensive low skill job. They CHOSE that path for themselves, no one held them at gun-point and made them do it. Now, as the years go by and they find that their particular job has little room for advancement, and that they need more income to support whatever it is they do, they go to the government, and being the sympathetic and benevolent institution that they are, they give them aid….out of OUR pockets. That is LUNACY! People are not complaining about out-sourcing, or that it’s the government’s job to create more jobs when in fact it should be, or have been, the individual’s responsibility to have secured a future for themselves. America doesn’t need people sewing buttons onto shirts for minimum wage. Send that over to Mexico or India and let them do it for lower costs reaping us, the consumers, the benefits of lower costs for our goods. Sure, more and more “white-collared†jobs are being outsourced as well, but remember that the economy is in the upswing and jobs are the last thing to come back. Then the Dem’s make the argument about the poor families who are not able to subsist on minimum wage…HELLO?! That is due to poor family planning! As responsible people, they should have thought things through, and realized that with their earnings, they cannot support children, and so they should not have any. Deciding to have children anyways because they are something you “want†and expecting government aid is like me “wanting†a new car and expecting the government to help out with that too! My take on Libertarian party views is that everyone is ultimately responsible for themselves. DO NOT expect anyone to give you a hand out. If YOU want things in life, YOU take the initiative, YOU put in the hard work, and YOU ultimately make it happen. Now, I am fortunate enough to have parents who do everything in their power to make sure my brother and I are comfortable, and they will support us as long as they can (At least until we finish out undergraduate work). They came to this country some 30 yrs ago penniless, with high-school equivalent education, and within 10yrs or so owned their own business, had a house, and started a family. They made it happen through hard work, saving, and smart decision making. Even with nearly a 6-figure income between the 4 of us there have been some rough times, but we managed. Now, how can a couple who each earn minimum wage EVER hope to support children, let alone several of them? It is not the government’s responsibility to clean up after your mistakes. I know this sounds like social Darwinism, and to be honest, it somewhat is. I mean, it’s nothing more than a meritocracy, where everyone has the chance at upward mobility, but not everyone is guaranteed it. And why should you? If you aren’t willing to sacrifice, then you should not be entitled to any reward...plain and simple.
Ok, enough ranting…now back to our regularly scheduled programming....