I'll tell you what a Right is not, Ass Hat. An Entitlement. You contribute to Knocking Rush off the Air because of your Bias of what you have no control over, and I will make it My Mission to Target Anything and Everything connected to the Campaign, Scum Bucket. You think it okay to dictate to me what my Rights are, while censoring my Interests? You do not understand cause and effect. Don't piss yourself, it won't save you from the consequences of your actions. Times are changing, people know when they are being fleeced and manipulated. The Free Ride is soon enough out of reach.
The Constitution is chock full of "entitlements". Our country is founded on "entitling" it's citizens. If you do not believe in the "entitlements" granted us then get the **** a move on to some country where there are no entitlements.
Huggy, My only hope for you is that the Pixies that serve Justice Pee in Your Wiper Fluid, and that A Teamster driving an 18 Wheeler, behind you, while you are cleaning your windshield, at 65 mph, lets you know how he feels about it. Whatever he gives you, ask him for one from me too, in solidarity. You are a Dick Sometimes, at least when you are not being a Prick, or a Schmuck.
Here is Something to think on, and when you are done, maybe you could reflect on all those wasted years in Public School, when you weren't in Detention, anyway.
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Entitlements are what make us a great Country? Really Mr. President?
Posted on May 13, 2011
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The Myth
According to our President we would not be a great country without Social Security, Medicare, ObamaCare, and all the other multitude of entitlements.
The Truth
Our Country has been great since its very beginning and entitlements, which are relatively new development in our countryÂ’s history, had absolutely nothing to do with that.
Instead of making us great entitlements are having the opposite effect. The run away cost of entitlements makes up the largest share of the massive debt that is destroying our country. This free money is acting like a drug that is destroying the spirit of self-reliance and entrepreneurship that did make our nation great.
The Facts
These entitlements were not in existence at the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Nor were they in existence when our Constitution was ratified. Our countryÂ’s greatness can be directly tied to these two events.
Entitlements are actually a relatively new addition to our country. It was 1935 when the first, Social Security, came into existence. When the president made the claim that entitlements are what made this country great he completely disregarded all other factors and events that made this nation great over its first 159 years.
Since the very beginning the United States has been a great country because it was called into existence by the signing of the Declaration of Independence. At the very core of the Declaration of Independence is the belief that we are all endowed by God with Natural Rights that the government cannot take away from us. Most important among these Natural Rights is life, liberty, and the freedom to acquire property and dispose of as we see fit.
The Constitution was written to limit the power and size of the federal government so it would never pose a threat to the Natural Rights of this countryÂ’s citizens. By restraining the federal government the citizens of this country were free to prosper. The Constitution created a country where individuals are free to live their lives as they wish as long as they do not interfere with the rights of others.
Because the Constitution created a country where individuals are free to acquire property and dispose of it as they wish there is great incentive for people to become entrepreneurs and to innovate. This led to a prosperous nation as a whole.
This nation was also founded on Judeo-Christian principles. Charity is one of the cornerstones of these principles. Our founding fathers knew for us to remain a great nation it was essential we remained a country rooted in Judeo Christian principles.
Our founding fathers knew not everyone would prosper no matter how prosperous our country became. They also knew that by creating a prosperous nation, made up of free individuals, that is rooted in Judeo-Christian principles, we would be a charitable nation. The Declaration of Independence and Constitution together created a nation of individuals who, out of the goodness of their hearts, would help those in need.
Too much charity can lead to dependence, those receiving it can lose sight of the need to work, and too much easy money can lead to fraud and corruption. Our founding fathers understood this and sought to limit government charity. They knew the best way to limit the harmful effects of charity is keep it under strict local control. The framers of the Constitution did not grant the Federal Government any powers to provide charity in any form. Entitlements, like all other forms of charity, are unconstitutional.
The framers of the Constitution also had a more compelling justification to make entitlements by the Federal Government unconstitutional. They are a form of theft by taxes. Money is forcibly confiscated from the productive and given to the unproductive. Individuals do have a moral obligation to pay taxes but only for those services the government has a moral obligation to provide. At the federal level the government has a moral and a constitutional obligation to provide for the common defense and things that improve the well-being of the nation as a whole.
By confiscating wealth from the more productive you are reducing the incentive to become productive. By transferring wealth to the unproductive you are providing an incentive to become unproductive. By confiscating this wealth by taxes the government is reducing the amount of money these individuals would normally give to private charity. Our founding fathers understood the government is far more inefficient at providing anything compared to the private sector.........
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