The $72 Billion Question

America started down the road to socialism on February 3, 1913 when the 16th amendment was ratified. This amendment states: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. Our federal government has collected income taxes for nearly 100 years. This was one of the first small steps our nation took that has led many of our citizens to believe that socialism is the best -ism for America. The problem, though, is that these Americans are being led like … Continue reading The $72 Billion Question

A Collection of Quotes

Senator Barak Obama, 2001: But the Supreme Court never ventured into the issues of redistribution of wealth and more basic issues of political and economic justice in this society. And to that extent, as radical as I think people try to characterize the Warren court — It wasn’t that radical. It didn’t break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution, at least as it’s been interpreted and Warren interpreted it in the same way that generally is a charter of negative liberties..Says what the federal government can’t do to you but it … Continue reading A Collection of Quotes

Wealth Redistribution as a Civil Right

My husband received a funny email from a friend over the weekend about what the future might look like in the workplace during an Obama presidency.  It talked about the employees pooling their salaries so that the wealth will be distributed evenly, etc.  But what was a joke over the weekend looks like it could very well speak of reality if Americans don’t wake up and come out from under the spell of deception. This morning FoxNews posted a link to a very provocative audio clip in which Senator Obama spoke of wealth redistribution in terms of the civil rights … Continue reading Wealth Redistribution as a Civil Right

What does “Small d democracy?” look like?

I had a feeling the story about Obama’s ties to the Chicago New Party which was formed by Democrat Socialists for America and leaders of the Communist Party USA would break in the mainstream media. Today this article appeared as a link on the FoxNews website. It also mentioned a quote from Obama that made me scratch my head in confusion. There is much America does not know about Obama. Take a look at this statement he made after he and two other New Party members were victorious in 1996: these victories prove that small ‘d’ democracy can work.” I … Continue reading What does “Small d democracy?” look like?