"The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting all working people of all nations and tongues and kindreds. Nor should this lead us to a war on property, or the owners of property. Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise."
Abraham Lincoln
Capitalists who invested their hard-earned money at a risk of loss, in order to better their future are the foundation of our nation's greatness. The middle class was built by small business owners, some of whom became large business owners, who had vision and insight to look into the future and risk everything on their dreams.
This is the problem with government-run health care. It assumes a government right to interfere in people's pursuits and usurp people's property. These rights are not trivial, they are foundational to an independent people. Throughout history, when people gave up these rights, they lost their freedoms. An reform of healthcare, therefore, needs to emphasize private industry, personal choice, and respect for private profit-making.
"Free enterprise has done more to reduce poverty than all the government programs dreamed up by Democrats."
Ronald Wilson Reagan
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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Who am I? Like yourself, I am a concerned citizen who is sick of elected officials who's only concern is their own political future. In 1994 I moved to southern Arizona to work and live because of the large number of jobs being created in this fabulous state. Like most Arizonans I value the freedom of economic opportunity that this state is known for and that has helped us to thrive. Unfortunately, many politicians, having passed themselves off as sharing these values, now promote a socialistic agenda, wanting to spend the wealth that Arizonan's create on large government and programs that stifle creativity and initiative. I wish to be a voice in opposition to these charlatans. Enjoy my blog.
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