“We the Proletariat?”

Many believe that “We the People” just means that the citizens get to vote from time to time. Certainly, that’s an important part, but unfortunately too many never realize that there’s a much greater purpose to allowing individuals certain freedoms that go way beyond just the power to choose their representatives.

Before the enlightenment known as America, monarchial government ruled much of the world. There were basically two classes of people. The ruling class, these individuals justified their grip on power by believing they had a divine right and/or were given special leadership abilities. Why else were they born into their particular station of life?

The lower class was peasants. Not much was expected of them except to survive. Many farmed land owned by the nobility, which set the terms. In other words, the peasants were to just shut up and farm, thus having very little influence over their lives.

But, America changed all that. The Declaration of Independence recognized the individual as sovereign who has certain inalienable rights that being to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Actually, for the last right, property was almost inserted instead.

Still, “pursuit of happiness” allow individuals to take the ingenuity found within them and utilize it to whatever extent possible. It could lead to either boom or bust, but whatever the outcome, it’s entirely the property of the sovereign individual. These freedoms in effect unleashed the people to be the solvers of human problems that have been leading to a more perfect union.

America was a sharp departure from conventional wisdom of the day, which scoffed at the idea of common folk solving everyday problems. For instance, consider the everyday bugaboo of a stuffed up nose. Whether it’s an allergy or the common cold many suffer from this common sinus symptom.

Yet, America never needed a “Bureau of Stuffy Noses” to solve all the postnasal drip found throughout this land. No one needed universal nose insurance. Instead, a business Kleenex created disposable facial tissue, and the problem had a remedy. Other companies followed with even more solutions.

Thus, an abundance of products have been developed, which were once only ideas in someone’s head. Socialism only succeeds at keeping them there, unrealized. For the “dictatorship of the proletariat” would never allow an individual’s ingenuity to set him apart especially financially.

This may sound vehemently anti-communist, but in all honestly it’s not. It’s really anti stupidity. Socialism is the dumbest idea ever theorized. No doubt, Obama believes in this economic malfeasance, but what’s most disturbing is how fast America is descending into this pit even with Bush still president.

Under powers vested in the bailout bill, Treasury Secretary Paulson has been running around like a Super Santa Claus handing out bailout booty. Yet, Paulson’s giving criteria doesn’t include who’s been naughty or nice. Instead, he bases his gifts of graft on a combination of dealings, feelings and how much the CEO been stealing.

And enraged Democrats believe that one group that hasn’t gotten a fair share of your wealth is the deadbeats who didn’t deserve a mortgage in the first place. Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) has been drilling, not for any oil mind you, any treasury official who dares to testify in front of his committee that should, in fact, be committed. Simply put, he wants constituents who vote Democrat early and often to remain in homes regardless of how defaulted the loan.

Then, there’s the auto industry that’s too big to fail. Democrats want to save their union overlords that have strapped the big three with more non-workers than is sustainable. And it’s not just retirees with no co-pay insurance, but the job shops with thousands of extra employees receiving full compensation for doing absolutely nothing.

And the thought of America with a “car czar” is so bizarre, but this cabinet level “auto-ristocrat” won’t save this industry that’s been plagued with over zealous unionization. For car companies south of the Mason-Dixon line in states with “Right to Work” laws seem to have no problem competing in the marketplace.

But all that will change as soon as “Card Check” becomes law. Under the Employee Free Choice act, which is anything but, the secret ballot would be eliminated allowing thugs to unionize businesses regardless of contravening laws. Look on the bright side. In a few years, we’ll all feel we deserve a government bailout. Eventually, politicians will have nothing to hand out when everybody got his hand out.

Since socialism is slavery because government basically claims the economic output of its subjects, the productive will cease to produce because ingenuity is neither rewarded nor appreciated. As a matter of fact, it’s distained. And, success accumulated wealth will be appropriated (i.e. stolen) by the ruling class just like the monarchies of old.