SOCIAL Security.....Health Care

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Registered: 09-04-2008
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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iVillage Member
Registered: 10-14-2008
Wed, 10-15-2008 - 12:22pm
Um, I'm pretty well-versed in how insurance works, thanks.

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Registered: 09-04-2008
Wed, 10-15-2008 - 12:39pm
Then you get why we need to really question any National Health Plan....

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