| In one of the very vocal town meetings recently | | | | Anytime a government-Federal, state, local-makes |
| being held around the country about the pending | | | | a payout that benefits someone in some way, |
| health-care plan, I saw a man on the television | | | | that is a social program which is socialism. |
| news stand up and shout that he hadn't fought in | | | | This has probably been going on since this country |
| World War II to allow this country to become a | | | | was founded. Remember, all of the men who |
| socialist state... he fought and nearly died for | | | | worked on the formation and signing of our |
| democracy. | | | | Constitution establishing a democratic government |
| Wait a minute, sir. I have a couple of questions | | | | were wealthy landowners and businessmen. If |
| for you. Do you receive Social Security payments | | | | you study Constitutional law you will find that our |
| every month? Probably so. Since you fought in | | | | founding document was written in such a way to |
| WW II, do you qualify for, or receive veteran's | | | | benefit these men, and the wealthy ever since. |
| benefit? Again, probably so. Well, if the answer is | | | | While I don't know the history of social programs |
| yes to one or both of those, welcome to | | | | in this country, I am sure they existed from the |
| America, the socialist democracy. | | | | very beginning. And the minute a government |
| Socialism, as defined by the dictionary is, "a | | | | gave someone some money for whatever |
| theory or system of social organization that | | | | reason, we automatically changed from a pure |
| advocates the vesting of the ownership and | | | | democracy to a social democracy. |
| control of the means of production and | | | | Don't get me wrong... I'm not complaining about |
| distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community | | | | the system and the way it works. It's just that I |
| as a whole." Those last few words, in the | | | | want people to completely understand what they |
| community as a whole, constitutes a key concept. | | | | have fought for, what they believe in, and what |
| Federal and state governments are riddled with | | | | they are defending. I love it here, and would |
| social programs that allegedly benefit everyone as | | | | never entertain the thought of going elsewhere, |
| a whole-Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food | | | | but I do understand what America really is. |
| stamps, unemployment benefits, VA benefits, and | | | | There isn't a pure democracy on the face of this |
| hundreds of others. Then there are those that | | | | planet so long as any government pays out any |
| benefit a much smaller community directly, but | | | | money to individuals, in one form or another. Try |
| are meant to benefit the community as a whole, | | | | to change Social Security and be prepared for a |
| such as farm subsidies. And in this country | | | | major fight. As a matter of fact it is called the |
| corporations receive direct and indirect payments | | | | third-rail of politics...don't touch it or you "die." |
| from governments that benefits an industry, or | | | | People need to see the Truth about our country. |
| one particular company that is supposed to | | | | Our country is the best in the World, otherwise |
| benefit the community as a whole. Frequently, | | | | why do some many people see it as nirvana and |
| companies receive tax breaks, offers of free land | | | | want to come here. But we put on blinders and |
| and utilities, and money to help with the | | | | refuse to see it for what it is. The United States |
| construction of facilities in the hopes of being | | | | of America is a social democracy... has been for a |
| attracted to a community to supply jobs. Even | | | | very long time... and will continue to be so. The |
| the latest give-away program, CARS (a.k.a. Cash | | | | curious part is so many people are afraid of |
| for Clunkers), is a social program. | | | | becoming what they already are. |