SOCIAL Security.....Health Care
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| Tue, 10-14-2008 - 6:05pm |
Consider the crown jewel of the socialistic welfare state - Social Security.
Here's a government program that is the absolute embodiment of the socialist dictum "From each according to his ability; to each according to his need." By now, everyone should know that there is no Social Security fund and that there never has been one. Social Security is a straight transfer program. The Internal Revenue Service taxes the young and productive, and the Social Security Administration administers the welfare to the elderly. The system is based on taking what belongs to one person and giving it to someone to whom it does not belong.
Let's not forget the roots of Social Security. It did not originate with Madison, Washington, or Jefferson. In fact, our American ancestors would have nothing to do with such a program. That's why Americans lived without Social Security from 1787 to 1935. Social Security originated with German socialists during the regime of Otto von Bismarck, the "iron chancellor" of German during the late 19th century. That's where President Roosevelt got the idea.
When Roosevelt proposed Social Security as part of his New Deal for America, conservatives ardently opposed the program. They emphasized that it was morally wrong for a person to take what didn't belong to him, even when it was being accomplished through the collective action of the state; that Social Security would constitute an assault on family values; and that government had no business taking care of people.

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Okay, good night.
It works in other places....However, the government doesn't tend to use the Social Security contributions of its citizens as their own personal piggy bank.
Could you IMAGINE the panic (and possible tragedies) that would ensue
"I think people forget that if there was a shift to paying for health care out of taxes, their individual (and company) insurance premiums wouldn't ALSO stay at their current levels."
I believe that was
"The problem with Social Security is not the concept itself, but because the American government has been using that money as if it were theirs to do with whatever they wished."
I agree completely.
"The difference is that health care is allocated on a constant basis, not saved in perpetuity until you retire."
They are somewhat different....however I don't know about you but I PAY a lot in health premiums each year...to an insurance company.
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