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The Founding Fathers universally rejected democracy and hoped that posterity would never turn the United States into one. The word they used was “Republic,†which is not synonymous with “Democracy.†The word “Democracy†is not in the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, or the Bill of Rights. Even the Pledge of Allegiance is “to the Republic for which it stands.â€
So why did they reject Democracy? Because it is inherently flawed with the “share the wealth†philosophy, which only works as long as there is someone else’s money to share. Those receiving are quite pleased with getting something for nothing. But those forced to give are denied the right to spend the benefits of their own labor in their own self-interest, which creates jobs no matter how the money is spent. They also lose a portion of their incentive to produce.
Fraser Tyler, author of The Decline and Fall of the Athenian Republic authored more than 200 years ago said it best. “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship.â€
originally posted by: IseeThroughYourBS
I hope it hurts the liberal losers who voted for the bum the most. I hope they can't afford it and suffer...after all,they brought it upon themselves.
originally posted by: Wrabbit2000
a reply to: Snarl
It's Fundamental Transformation of the Nation, one patient at a time.
originally posted by: ThirdEyeofHorus
all in all, OCare is a complete disaster and it was never meant to do anything but enslave everyone to the medical-industrial complex and help people die, and also help bring in more socialism and drive more and more people to dependency on the State, because that is what the NWO is all about, dependency and slavery.
originally posted by: Kangaruex4Ewe
a reply to: Wrabbit2000
NO. WE didn't. THEY did. Those who were naive enough to think the government was going to actually "fix" something, give something away, make something better, gave a damn about somebody DID. In doing so, they have bought the rest of us on a shiite ride that we didn't choose and can't get off of.
THEY. NOT WE. NOT ME.
originally posted by: Wrabbit2000
a reply to: YouSir
That will take us all, together and like minded in so far as at least breaking this cycle of partisan show business.
originally posted by: dagann
Well...i always said "Single Payer" is the way to go....just sayin.