I'm quite sure now that he's an ass. What McCain and Palin...AND EVERYBODY ELSE WHO UNDERSTANDS THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD...mean by "socialistic" is taking money from one group and giving it to another group to be "fair". Giving "tax refunds" or "tax cuts" to people who do not even pay in to the system. How is that fair, Obama?"The point is, though, that -- and it’s not just charity, it’s not just that I want to help the middle class and working people who are trying to get in the middle class -- it’s that when we actually make sure that everybody’s got a shot – when young people can all go to college, when everybody’s got decent health care, when everybody’s got a little more money at the end of the month – then guess what? Everybody starts spending that money, they decide maybe I can afford a new car, maybe I can afford a computer for my child. They can buy the products and services that businesses are selling and everybody is better off. All boats rise. That’s what happened in the 1990s, that’s what we need to restore. And that’s what I’m gonna do as president of the United States of America.
"John McCain and Sarah Palin they call this socialistic," Obama continued. "You know I don’t know when, when they decided they wanted to make a virtue out of selfishness."
Apparently in the 1990's: "all kids went to college, everybody had decent health care, everybody bought computers for the kids, drove around in new cars, and all boats rose".
Anybody else remember it that way?
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The kind of selfishness that Obama apparently opposes (and as Glenn Reynolds noted was promoted by Ayn Rand in her famous book "The Virtue of Selfishness") is a completely noble and moral American virtue. This country was founded on the principle that men and women had the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" free from government interference and tyranny.
Many immigrants (such as my parents) came to this country precisely to be able to work hard, prosper, and give their children a chance for a better life. They came to this country with little more than the clothes on their back, but did well over the years, sent two children to college and medical school, and are now enjoying a well-earned and comfortable retirement. Their life has been a real-life embodiment of the American dream.
If we want America to remain a beacon of hope to millions around the world, we should re-affirm our commitment to free markets and capitalism, and reject calls for more socialism and "redistribution of wealth".
This country is great precisely because it allows people like my parents to attain selfish goals such as their lives and happiness. Americans should be proud of that fact, not condemn it.
I'm with you, Paul. That was a great version of America, back when we tried to live up to the promise of the Founders, not some liberal politician's pandering promises to make us all equal in wealth.
But it's simply not hip to work hard anymore...that's strictly for the Mexicans to do.
People are owed certain things now. Rights that come from the Government not their Creator. No thinking person believes in a Creator anyhow, haven't you heard?
Do they teach Civics in schools anymore? Critical thinking? How can the Obama campaign explain the woman in the video I posted earlier...
I can sit through four years of Obama ruining the country as long as we get a Reagan out of it. If I was a conservative politician, I'd start running right now.
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