SKerry, The Socialist

John Skerry was talking about Social Security the other day. Just as they have in the past, Skerry and his leftist surrogates have pulled out the scare tactics. They are claiming that President Bush has a "January Surprise" in store. They claim that the surprise is that social security will be privatized, and they imply that seniors will be left with nothing. Of course, this is an outright lie, intended only to garner votes for Skerry. While I wish I could opt out of social security as it now exists and invest that money in my own accounts, that is not going to happen anytime soon. Even if it did happen, I know that any plan like that would include provisions to maintain coverage for those already receiving the benefits.

What struck me about the discussion was a comment about Social Security made by Skerry during the speech. Skerry said, "I believe we are all in this together. . . ." He does not mean this in the way that good neighbors or team mates would mean it. Rather, he is preaching pure socialism. Skerry is expressing Stalin's view regarding the citizens of a country. That view is "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." This is the classic wealth re-distribution model. I know, based on what I have heard and seen of Skerry, that he is a statist and an internationalist. He has no problem with letting government confiscate the income and wealth of the hard-working people and giving it to those who refuse to work. He also has no problem letting the UN deal with all of our problems. Both of these positions are very scary to me.

The United States did not become the sole superpower in the world because it relied on other countries to deal with its problems. We became what we are because of the freedom we have and because of the hard work of many, many individuals. Our power comes from the freedom of individuals to take risks and create things, without government looking over their shoulders. We are great because of the freedom our citizens have, not because of the government. Government produces nothing; people produce things.

The only purpose of socialism is to create the sense of security. But, that security comes with a huge price -- a reduction of freedom. Personally, I will take freedom, with all of its concomitant risks and uncertainties, and not socialism.

God Bless you.
God Bless America.
God Bless the BSA.
God Bless our troops.

Patriot Mark