to give money to poor people, such as blacks "enslaved" by social conditions "beyond their control" is always poor social policy, if by that policy you mean to raise poor blacks from their poverty and deposit them into the middle class. (especially if you trying to eradicate the white middle class by excessive taxation, for any purpose, including the one contemplated in this essay.)
how back an idea is it, if that is your stated goal? well, it is about as smart as giving huge sums of money to actors, entertainers, and nba basketball players, when for every magic johnson who parlays huge salaries into legitimate fortunes there are dozens of lamar odoms waste fortunes without a dime to show for it.
if, on the other hand, you intend by these gifts to buy votes that will forever keep you in political power, and will institutionalize your permanent rule, then it is a marvelous idea. so, for instance, if you are the "liberal socialists" who currently hold sway in american politics, you can guarantee perpetual election by giving away the public weal to the poor.
and, the poor, being ignorant and disinclined to change that situation, will never really notice that for all the money they get from the government, their poverty remains enshrined. they can never quite rise above their situation, because all the money does is subsidize "their situation."
success is granted those who can exert long term and disciplined effort toward achieving it, not those who like gold necklaces and ceaseless rap music channeled to their ears by the latest iteration of the i-pad. a harsh truth, but, truth nonetheless.
well, say (that is the long winded way of saying, "assume for purposes of this argument ... .") that you are that segment of society, belong to that socio-economic strata, that is becoming increasingly hamstrung by supporting the tax burden necessary to permanently fix the democrats/socialists/communists rule of our country, and that you are damned tired of it.
you cannot vote your burden away. acorn and the vote fraud people have taken that away.
what do you do?
well, i suggest you quit working, that you quit paying taxes, that you give up a new car every year, and that you stop working overtime to put yourself into a higher tax bracket. i very strongly suggest that you under report your income, and i would prefer that you quit paying taxes, ... , period.
go on welfare.
relax, enjoy. what's to worry about, you got a tight roof, tight shoes, and a tight pussy to keep you warm at night? right? join the masses. join the hoi poloi. become a fan of the nba.
you're entitled as much as anyone, right?
understand that life will change a bit. but, i advise, just go with the flow. the country is becoming a 3rd rate banana republic anyway, so why worry about it. it's no big deal. you've just become a fan of the little sisters of holy charity instead of ohio state, but, hey, it's the same game.
and let the fucking democrats figure out who is going to pay for all of this income "redistribution," when there is no income to redistribute.
oh, don't worry that all the new hire federal employees have become rapidly and predominately black, it's all for social progress, eh? not yours, especially, but, you'll enjoy being a downtrodden ethnic minority in a few years. hey, just learn the argot, and become adept at begging for "your share" of the public tit.
it's a living.
john jay @ 01.01.2014
p.s. when i get back from my walk, i am going to attach a letter i got on the net, explaining how obamacare works. who pays for it, who gets it, and whose social status is being changed by it. and, how quickly the money flows to the "gubment."
you'll get a kick out of it. i did. (i typed "id did." is that freudian? well, who gives a shit, now, eh? eh, bro?) ---
note: i don't know who this regime is working for, or to whom it is responsible, but, it sure in the fuck isn't you, and it isn't me. read this financial and political analysis of obama care, or "the affordable care act," or whatever they call it, and decide for yourself. put you damned mind in gear, and think of the implications of all this. end note. [i don't know who to attribute this to, as the source is not identified in the email i got. nonetheless, "hat tip" to russ.]
You responsible, working and former working-retired folks will really be on board with this one.
What ObamaCare is Really About!
I'm a 54 year old consulting engineer and make between $60,000 and $125,000 per year, depending on how hard I work and whether or not there are work projects out there for me.
My girlfriend is 61 and makes about $18,000 per year, working as a part-time mail clerk.
For me, making $60,000 a year, under ObamaCare, the cheapest, lowest grade policy I can buy, which also happens to impose a $5,000 deductible, costs $482 per month.
For my girlfriend, the same exact policy, same deductible, costs $1 per month.
That's right, $1 per month
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I'm not making this up.
Don't believe me? Just go towww.coveredca.gov, the ObamaCare website for California and enter the parameters I've mentioned above and see for yourself. By the way, my zip code is 93940. You'll need to enter that.
So OK, clearly ObamaCare is a scheme that involves putting the cost burden of healthcare onto the middle and upper-income wage earners. But there's a lot more to it. Stick with me.
And before I make my next points, I'd like you to think about something:
I live in Monterey County, in Central California. We have a large land mass but just 426,000 residents - about the population of Colorado Springs or the city of Omaha.
But we do have a large Hispanic population, including a large number of illegal aliens, and to serve this group we have Natividad Medical Center, a massive, Federally subsidized county medical complex that takes up an area about one-third the size of the Chrysler Corporation automobile assembly plant in Belvedere, Illinois (see Google Earth View). Natividad has state-of-the-art operating rooms, Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, fully equipped, 24 hour emergency room, and much more. If you have no insurance, if you've been in a drive-by shooting or have overdosed on crack cocaine, this is where you go. And it's essentially free, because almost everyone who ends up in the ER is uninsured.
Last year, 2,735 babies were born at Natividad. 32% of these were born to out-of-wedlock teenage mothers, 93% of which were Hispanic. Less than 20% could demonstrate proof of citizenship, and 71% listed their native language as Spanish. Of these 876 births, only 40 were covered under [any kind of] private health insurance. The taxpayers paid for the other 836. And in case you were wondering about the entire population - all 2,735 births - less than 24% involved insured coverage or even partial payment on behalf of the patient to the hospital in exchange for services. Keep this in mind as we move forward.
Now consider this:
If I want to upgrade my policy to a low-deductible premium policy, such as what I had with my last employer, my cost is $886 per month. But my girlfriend can upgrade her policy to the very same level, for just $4 per month. That's right, $4 per month. $48 per year for a zero-deductible, premium healthcare policy - the kind of thing you get when you work at IBM (except of course, IBM employees pay an average of $170 per month out of pocket for their coverage).
I mean, it's bad enough that I will be forced to subsidize the ObamaCare scheme in the first place. But even if I agreed with the basic scheme, which of course I do not, I would never agree to subsidize premium policies. If I have to pay $482 a month for a budget policy, I sure as hell do not want the guy I'm subsidizing to get a better policy, for less that 1% of what I have to fork out each month for a low-end policy.
Why must I pay $482 per month for something the other guy gets for a dollar? And why should the other guy get to buy an $886 policy for $4 a month? Think about this: I have to pay $10,632 a year for the same thing that the other guy can get for $48. $10,000 of net income is 60 days of full time work as an engineer. $48 is something I could pay for collecting aluminum cans and plastic bottles, one day a month.
Are you with me on this? Are you starting to get an idea what ObamaCare is really about?
ObamaCare is not about dealing with inequities in the healthcare system. That's just the cover story. The real story is that it is a massive, political power grab. Do you think anyone who can insure himself with a premium policy for $4 a month will vote for anyone but the political party that provides him such a
deal? ObamaCare is about enabling, subsidizing, and expanding the Left's political power base, at taxpayer expense. Why would I vote for anyone but a Democrat if I can have babies for $4 a month? For that matter, why would I go to college or strive for a better job or income if it means I have to pay real money for healthcare coverage? Heck, why study engineering when I can be a schlub for $20K per year and buy a new F-150 with all the money I'm saving?
And think about those $4-a-month babies - think in terms of propagation models. Think of just how many babies will be born to irresponsible, under-educated mothers. Will we get a new crop of brain surgeons and particle physicists from the $4 dollar baby club, or will we need more cops, criminal courts and
prisons? One thing you can be certain of: At $4 a month, they'll multiply, and multiply, and multiply. And not one of them will vote Republican.
ObamaCare: It's all about political power.
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