Soviet Central Planning vs. American Capitalism
Why would an American pick a Government of central planning and one that practices the redistribution of wealth over a Government that facilitates a free market economy and personal liberty? It’s kind of fascinating when you think about it.
Based on my experience I think there are five different reasons….
- No real world experience. If you are young, for the most part as there are exceptions to every rule, you vote on untested ideology, you have no real world experience that age naturally brings in which to make a sound or valid judgment. At the University age you are perhaps heavily influenced by Professors who also do not have the real world experience of competing in the private sector and yet are full of theoretical ideas. The intentions of the young are pure enough but without the experience that life can bring can be heavily misguided.
- Do as I say not as I do. If you know how to hide your wealth or avoid paying your just deserts you will also have no problem with Government central planning, a perfect and very unethical example is someone like Charles Rangel. He knows what is best for everyone yet refuses to abide by his own standards of paying his fair share.
- Not able to compete. If you’re a failure and cannot break into the system and compete you would be more inclined for Government control. If you have nothing and aren’t going to work to get anything why not?
- Throwing away history and its lessons for the sake of ideology. If you read American history you will see that we have gone through many turbulent times and the economy has time and again risen to be greater and stronger than it was before. Misguided interference by the Government may have prolonged some of the crises but none have ever yet brought the Republic to her knees. We will see how this one goes.
- Culture of Entitlements. Americans and the newer immigrants to this Nation have been overly spoiled with entitlements and just have come to expect that the Government will take care of them.
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