Tax code - Thy name is theft

Credit for this story goes to Dr. Walter E. Williams - I paraphrase.

Imagine you are walking down the street and you see an poorly clothed, poorly fed, emaciated homeless women. You are moved by compassion to help her out. So, using your own money, you act. You take her to a resturant and feed her. You buy her some new clothes. You take her to the doctor. How wonderful!! How laudable. Everyone applauds acts of charity.

Now, on the other hand, suppose you act differently. Not wanting to use your own money, you procure a gun. You proceed to take money from a number of people. You use this money to care for the women just as the example above. What do we call this? We call it theft - regardless of your intention at helping the women. Now, what if you get 3 friends to agree with you that your course of action was just? Still theft. 1000 people, still theft. A million people - yes, still theft.

Theft is the taking of property from it's rightful owner and giving it to someone who did not earn it an to whom it does not belong.

Now, what if your name is the IRS? Sanctioned by Congress? Well - now it may legal... but folks, it is still immoral. It is still theft. Just because a group of 535 people in Washington, plus 5 supreme court members agree to the theft... It is still immoral, it is still theft.

Theft is still the taking of property from it's rightful owner and giving it to someone who did not earn it an to whom it does not belong.


Please read the constitution and tell where such thievery is among the enumerated powers of congress.I will save you the time - it is not there. This is not about building a road, or a tank, or supplying a soldier. Those are all legimate powers of the government. Taking one persons property (under the threat of force) and giving to another who did not earn it and to whom it does not belong is immoral. It may, at this point be legal, but it is still immoral.

We have practically killed charity in this country. We have created millions of people who EXPECT the government to steal on their behalf. It has been a disaster. And, folks, the full impact of the disaster yet awaits us. Because now, we have run out of money to steal. We are having to resort to borrowing it -- hoping to steal it from a future generation... Get out and vote in 2010.

Been gone a while - Let's talk about Canada

I am back after a month off of blogging. Why the break? Well, frankly, the whole political mess just depressed the hell out of me. I spent 3 months in Europe on a job assignment - returned May 1. And man, I followed the news from Europe - but being back home and realizing it was real... sucked.

So, about what should I opine?

Obvious choices include:

• The skyrocketing deficits
  
• The (hooray) departure of the anti-Semite Helen Thomas
  
• The sad situation concerning the oil spill
  
• The nomination of Elana Kagan to the Supreme court
  
• The recent primaries around the country
  
• The ongoing, illegal, and down-right tacky situation concerning Joe Sestak
  
• The increasingly glaring, total, and widespread incompetence of Obama
  

No - those all bore me. Instead, I would like to talk about our neighbor to the North. The land of free health care, who love to sneer at the meanness of our Health Care system.

Well, try this on for size. The Barlagne family moved from France to Canada five years ago to start a software company. They had temporary work papers. They also had a daughter with Cerebral Palsy.

Fast forward - they are now trying to get their citizenship. But, it is DENIED. Why, because the government says their daughter poses an "excessive burden" to the nation. This is because the medical treatment of the daughter would cost over $5,000 more than the average citizen's care.

Now, Canada prides itself in it's 'single payer' system. It is supposed to be a bastion of care, concern, and sensitivity. But, the sordid side of 'government' funded care is now revealed. They are going to deny care to a 7 year old girl - because of a pre-existing condition (you know, the same kind that Obama promised to ignore) that put an undo 'burden' on the STATE. So, the truth comes out - it is not the little girl that is important - it is the STATE.

Couple this with the fact that England is having to 're-evaluate' it's National Health Service due to out of control costs, and you have a perfect crystal ball for where the US is heading under ObamaCare.

In the end, your options for care will not be determined by YOUR need - but rather by your IMPACT on the system. The needs of the many will outweigh the needs of the few (you).

We need to repeal this mess, and start from scratch. Will we? I don't know - but we sure as hell need to.