That is the appeal. Free stuff! No more hunger! A nice home for everyone! 5 acres & a mule! Carpetbaggers have done this scam for centuries. Just because people can be duped, does not make the promises valid. SOMEONE needs to examine the claims, & scrutinize the promises, to see if they are even possible.
Here's the list again.. the 'second bill of rights' from FDR,
The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation;Seriously.. no jaded eyes, here? No skepticism for these 'pie in the sky' promises?
The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;
The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;
The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;
The right of every family to a decent home;
The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;
The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;
The right to a good education.
Free food? Free homes? Free healthcare? Guarantees for job, investments, labors, & future economies? What planet is he from? This is not now nor has it ever been on earth. There are 4 ways to get the necessities of life:
1. work & earn them for yourself.
2. Steal them from someone else.
3. Depend on someone else to provide them for you.
4. Luck. Find gold, win the lottery, etc.
3 & 4 are hard to depend on. Other people may quit doing it, or you might not win the lottery. 1 & 2 are proactive. You can do this yourself, & control your own destiny. 2 is a bit risky, since those you steal from may resist you with violence. 1 is the only sure, morally valid way to provide the necessities of life.
'Economic security' is a fantasy. No one is 'economically secure'. Riches come & go, even for the rich, & the basic needs in life have NEVER been a given. Every human who has ever lived has had to work for his survival, or depend on someone else to help them. IF our basic needs could be met by opening up some infinite warehouse & dispensing food, shelter, protection, etc, then sure, survival would be easy. But that is not how life works.
The problems of income disparity are exacerbated by progressive policies, not fixed. The rich get richer, on the backs of the workers, while the progressive, elite ruling class shuffles stolen money around. Their cronies are not rich from production, but theft. What i want from govt is consistent, fair rules, & a level playing field, not someone changing the rules & changing the score so everyone wins a trophy.
If i cannot work & enjoy the fruits of my labors, even if they are modest, but what i make is taken by a nanny & given to others, it offends humanity's sense of fairness. Especially when those doing it divide it among themselves, & trickle a pittance down to those they pretend to help. They are not robin hoods, they are thieving hoods! They divide their plunder for their own enrichment, & live in lavish luxury. How has the income gap done under the current redistribution administration? It's gotten worse! It always does. Statism & redistribution do NOT provide opportunity for self improvement, but make EVERYONE slaves to an oppressive taskmaster. The producer is not rewarded for his labor, but punished, as what he makes is stolen by the state & divided among the propagandists, with some set aside to buy votes.
If you can come up with another option, or find a magic genie or a golden goose, we humans have fantasized about those for millennia, & always enjoy the stories.
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