Imagine there's no country. It's easy if you try

[tin_foil_hat]

Imagine that FDR's New Deal had ended the Great Depression prior to World War II.
Imagine that the trillions of dollars contributed by Americans to FDR's Social Security system hadn't been stolen by Congress, leaving the system underfunded by tens of trillions of dollars.

Imagine that LBJ's "Great Society" program -- consisting of endless housing projects and massive wealth transfers -- had propelled poor inner-city residents to prosperity.

Imagine that LBJ's Medicare program had been designed for efficiency and cost-effectiveness; had not resulted in fraud approaching $100 billion a year; and its trust fund had not been stolen by Congress and spent in the general fund with no regard for future needs.

Imagine that the Democrats' multi-decade push for welfare benefits hadn't resulted in a culture of dependency; hadn't encouraged more single-parent families; and hadn't resulted in more inner-city violence, crime and imprisonment.

Imagine that the United States Post Office is a paragon of efficiency, generating profits for taxpayers year after year.

Imagine that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac hadn't gone bankrupt, resulting in one of the most catastrophic financial crises in American history; that it hadn't been a "job shop for out of work Democrats"; that it hadn't been protected from audits by Barney Frank, Maxine Waters, and other Democrat politicians; and that it hadn't been mercilessly abused by Clinton administration cronies including Franklin Raines, Jamie Gorelick and Jim Johnson.

Can you imagine a United States of America where all of these big government, social engineering programs were successful?

I can't. In fact, none of them have been successful. That's a .000 batting average.

Nor can they ever be successful. Central planning fails every time when you compare it to free markets, private property, individual liberty and the magnificent system of government our country's founders created.

We know central planning fails. Every effort by the Soviet Union, by Cuba, by Venezuela, by North Korea, by Zimbabwe, and by Democrats in this country have failed, utterly and completely.

So how could anyone support the trillion-dollar "Stimulus" program, Cap-and-Trade, socialized medicine, a 2000-page "financial overhaul", and "comprehensive immigration reform" when Democrats rely upon big government to make things right?

We know with absolute certainty how all of these ill-fated programs will end up. They will be bankrupt, maddeningly inefficient and reminiscent of the DMV at the end of the month.

It's November or never to unwind them. Our children and grandchildren are depending upon us.

[Jw2]

[mudslinger]

You bring up some good points, but they aren't nothing compared to the damage the Obama administration inflicted on America.

[whaler23]

Imagine that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac hadn't gone bankrupt


imagine if AIG hadnt beat them to it, then imagine the republicans didnt bail them out
 
 
 
typical chain email for those who cant, or are too stupid to think for themselves

[keno]

typical chain email for those who cant, or are too stupid to think for themselves
 
 
 
You must get a lot of them.

[Griobhtha]

IMAGINE                  
               Posted by J. Danton Smith - On September 21st, 2010 - No Comments      
                  
            
                                    

Imagine your country without paved roads, street signs, or traffic rules.
Imagine a country with little or no electricity, because no dams were built.
Imagine your country with no fire department when your home burns; a country
with no police department to enforce the laws. Imagine no laws.
Imagine no sewer system to drain rain water, no sewage treatment centers,
and no running water in your home, as no one built any reservoirs. Imagine a
country with no court system to enforce laws, or settle civil disputes.
Imagine a country with no one keeping a record of birth, deaths, marriages,
divorces,auto ownership, property ownership, or any other records. Imagine
having a horrible emergency, and no 911 to call.
Imagine that there is no public education, no playgrounds, no public parks.
Imagine a snow storm and no one plows the roads, or how dark it would be
without street lights. Imagine airplanes, but no airports.
Imagine a sea with no lighthouses or buoys marking the channel, or a harbor
without channels: Imagine life without someone inspecting the food we eat,
or a workplace that threatens the survival of the workers
Imagine being a senior citizen without a social security check or Medicare.
Imagine your country without those bridges you use to cross the rivers, or
the tunnels you use to go under them..
If you can imagine these things, you would be imagining a country without a
government. We notice those things our government doesn’t do so well, but we
take for granted the many places they do their job “invisibly” and we all
benefit from it.
We could get rid of social security, and everyone can invest for their
retirement in places like Enron, Lehman Brothers, etc. So far, everyone
eligible has gotten out of social security exactly what they’d been
promised. Can those who invested with Madoff say that? We can eliminate
Medicare and let the seniors cope within the private health care system, but
can you imagine a senior with no pre-existing condition?
Here’s a simple truth: anything run by people is apt to be run poorly, be it
a private or public operation. After all, if private industry did everything
well, why did so many car makers go out of business?
We can argue whether or not all functions of the government are necessary,
or if all laws make sense, but to think that government always screws up is
as insane as thinking private companies never screw up. Hating government is
sometimes a popular thing to do, but the question is: what would the country
be like without government?
Can you imagine such a place?