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Woodrow Wilson went pretty far in destroying what our founding father's started. Between the creation of the Federal Reserve and making income tax permanent, he ensured that future leftists had a foundation for their radical agenda. Now, the left thinks they should be able to tax as much as they want and bring down the wealthy in a misguided effort (or fake claim) to elevate the poor. All they've done is make it harder for everyone, regardless of class, to make a decent living.
To this day, liberals fix things that aren't broke and ignore the damage they've done with their policies. They want power. People doing well across the country means no need for big, intrusive government. For liberals who crave power, that is bad news. So, they create problems, then use fake solutions to cede more liberty and more money from people.
"How did America’s political and economic system change from limited government and capitalism early in our history, to the unlimited government and welfare statism of today?
From about 1880 to the end of World War I, America went through a period of radical change. New political and economic principles were introduced by a group of academics, activists, and politicians known as progressives.
Progressives proposed replacing the system of limited government, natural rights, and capitalism bequeathed to us by the Founders, with an unlimited government that closely regulates the economy and redistributes income.
As I explain in my recent Makers of American Political Thought essay, "Richard T. Ely: Progressive Educator, Political Economist, and Social Gospel Advocate," no progressive reformer worked harder to bring about this radical change than the political economist and social gospel advocate Richard T. Ely.
Progressive Educator
Born in Fredonia, New York, in 1854, Ely graduated from Columbia College and then received his Ph.D. in political economy in Germany in 1879. His German professors taught him that natural rights are a myth, that capitalism needs to be curtailed, and that the government should redistribute income to assist in the positive development of each individual.
Ely returned to America and taught these ideas to a generation of progressive reformers, first at Johns Hopkins University and then at the University of Wisconsin. Ely was a very influential professor, and among his more important students was Woodrow Wilson. He also informally taught Theodore Roosevelt.
Political Economist
Ely attempted to convince Americans that capitalism was unjust. In his view, wealthy businessmen imposed hard terms on exploited workers, who were then forced to accept low wages and bad working conditions if they were to avoid starvation. Ely wanted government intervention in the economy to protect workers from alleged capitalist injustices.
But despite the great influence of this critique of capitalism, Ely’s description of working-class suffering seriously misstated the condition of the American worker. In fact, ordinary workers in his day enjoyed prosperity and opportunities unheard of in prior eras."
http://dailysignal.com/2016/09/02/how-this-progressive-educator-laid-the-groundwork-for-big-government/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=thf-fb
To this day, liberals fix things that aren't broke and ignore the damage they've done with their policies. They want power. People doing well across the country means no need for big, intrusive government. For liberals who crave power, that is bad news. So, they create problems, then use fake solutions to cede more liberty and more money from people.
"How did America’s political and economic system change from limited government and capitalism early in our history, to the unlimited government and welfare statism of today?
From about 1880 to the end of World War I, America went through a period of radical change. New political and economic principles were introduced by a group of academics, activists, and politicians known as progressives.
Progressives proposed replacing the system of limited government, natural rights, and capitalism bequeathed to us by the Founders, with an unlimited government that closely regulates the economy and redistributes income.
As I explain in my recent Makers of American Political Thought essay, "Richard T. Ely: Progressive Educator, Political Economist, and Social Gospel Advocate," no progressive reformer worked harder to bring about this radical change than the political economist and social gospel advocate Richard T. Ely.
Progressive Educator
Born in Fredonia, New York, in 1854, Ely graduated from Columbia College and then received his Ph.D. in political economy in Germany in 1879. His German professors taught him that natural rights are a myth, that capitalism needs to be curtailed, and that the government should redistribute income to assist in the positive development of each individual.
Ely returned to America and taught these ideas to a generation of progressive reformers, first at Johns Hopkins University and then at the University of Wisconsin. Ely was a very influential professor, and among his more important students was Woodrow Wilson. He also informally taught Theodore Roosevelt.
Political Economist
Ely attempted to convince Americans that capitalism was unjust. In his view, wealthy businessmen imposed hard terms on exploited workers, who were then forced to accept low wages and bad working conditions if they were to avoid starvation. Ely wanted government intervention in the economy to protect workers from alleged capitalist injustices.
But despite the great influence of this critique of capitalism, Ely’s description of working-class suffering seriously misstated the condition of the American worker. In fact, ordinary workers in his day enjoyed prosperity and opportunities unheard of in prior eras."
http://dailysignal.com/2016/09/02/how-this-progressive-educator-laid-the-groundwork-for-big-government/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=thf-fb
