COMPASSION VS REALITY

Well, the election is just around the corner now. And the spin goes on from both sides. Disgusting when you actually know whats going on. Whatever happened to just reporting the news? One prime example is Romney's comment about not worrying about the 47% of our population who paid no income tax last year and are receiving some form of government assistance. If you watch the entire video yourself, it's obvious he meant he can't worry about their VOTES, because they're already lost to him. No matter what he says, no matter what programs he proposes, they're not going to vote for him anyway. He goes on to say he has to worry about the 5 to 10% of undecided independents. Of course the liberal socialists in the mainstream media are telling everyone he doesn't care about those people and their situations in life.

On another subject, I'd like to discuss the difference between being compassionate and being realistic for some of my Democratic leaning friends. Yes, it would be real nice if we could give free healthcare to everyone, free college tuition to all who qualify, free food, housing, and cell phones to everyone. Where do I sign up? And we can do that, just like the European countries who are all now on the verge of bankruptcy, at least 3 of which have received international bailouts so far. You see, the problem is we can't afford it. That amount of wealth just isn't there. The government could take 100% of the income of the "rich" and it wouldn't even pay for the healthcare. That's right, 100% of the income of everyone making over 250k / year wouldn't even pay for national healthcare, let alone the rest of it. And do any of you remember what happened to Britain back in the 80's and early 90's when they decided to tax the daylights out of the rich? At rates up to 90% of their income? They left! They just up and left the country, taking their money and tax revenue with them. Our federal Treasury securities have already been downgraded once. Why? Because of the massive amount of debt already accrued from social giveaway programs since Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society".

Ok, I admit there is one way to accomplish free everything for all. When we all work for the government. When the government gives us all, including doctors, a 1 bedroom apartment for their entire extended families. Gives us chits to use at the local grocery store. Sorry about your car and cellphone, you'll have to ride the mass transit and remember how to write letters. They're free, after all. I suggest you do some research on life in the former Soviet Union. That didn't work either.

I repeat it again SOCIALISM / COMMUNISM just does not work in the long term. In general, there is no incentive to work, to innovate, to excel. No, Mitt Romney certainly wasn't the best candidate the Republicans could have chosen. But he's way better than our current course, which is going to collapse the country if continued. Again I remind you though - the President has limited powers, Congress is just as important, if not more so.  Please vote wisely.

Dumb Farmer