There are avenues of social programs acceptable to government involvement. When the Framers of this Great Country knit the threads of the Constitution together, I believe military & security, voting, anti-taxation w/o representation, political leadership (though not to the extend of "lifers" today), and courts/punishment were the main avenues of Government that they had in mind. It stopped there - in no way would the Framers have considered owning 70/75% of any business!
As for taxes, the Constitution supports much less taxing than we are currently burdened with!Government should be out of this mess!
Over the last two decades there has been a huge under-current that has quietly eroded the beach of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Socialism has crept in...and is failing. Yet the media and left minded individuals somehow still think that nationwide health care and extended services is what we need. We cannot support them - common sense and the magnitude of Baby Boomers turning 60 each day proves that social programs are already over-burdened. Who will pay for the promises....my kids and I will. Get ready for huge taxes!
While I 'gradeated' from public schools, I would say private run schools would do much better! Just because public services are there does not mean they are right. Further, SS is a farce...government has raped and pillaged to the point it won't be there for us ... Point here is: socialism does not work on all levels. Christ teaches charity and on that level it works. But for a government to force it - nope. That is evident in history and currently in other nations.
As for fascism - simply a word to note the possibility of a direction we are heading. With the corporate take overs, GE's silent and deadly push for more government control of everything (light bulbs, environment, combustion, etc), it is evident that we are considering the pursuit of Fascism. Fascism is a technically undefined and debatable - however, Mussolini 'popularized' the idea and until recently, it was considered ludicrous to mention it and even was used as a derogatory remark. Wiki it!
Further, the idea of a 'corporate state' where only the strongest survive...is that not what we are looking at with GM and GE? ....And, what do you think of Chavez telling Fidel Castro to watch out or [they] may become "right of Obama!"
