I was thinking about the various 2020 candidates that the Dems have and considering what these people are offering to the American people. It's not much. Sometimes, a leader doesn't have to offer much. Winston Churchill famously spoke in Parliament when he was named Prime Minister during the darkest days of the Second World War and told the nation that he had "nothing to offer but blood, toil, sweat and tears". Churchill, however, made plain that the goal was victory over Germany and survival for the British Empire and all for which it stood. The British people accepted that offer and even applauded it.
The Democrats are not offering victory over tyranny by those who would end our way of life. Instead, they are offering a list of things such as the following:
1. A government take over of the health care system. The hundreds of millions of people who are happy with their healthcare will lose what they have and instead will be thrown into some replica of what the Veterans' Administration health system was like under Obama. People will have to wait for months for healthcare, and often they will not get needed treatment at all.
2. Higher taxes for everyone. The discussion will be on higher taxes for the wealthy, but the taxes will fall on everyone. Just the taxes for the healthcare system alone will take a minimum of 10% from everyone, and most will get hit with at least 30% additional taken in taxes.
3. Lower wages and fewer jobs for everyone. Higher taxes and additional regulations demanded by the Dems will undo the stimulus provided to the economy by President Trump and his administration. Wages were stagnant for a decade prior to Trump getting them moving up again. That growth will stop and decline will set back in.
4. Much higher prices for daily necessities. Energy costs will go through the roof. Some people will have to choose between heat in the winter and food on the table. Others who live in hot climates will lose the ability to pay for air conditioning. Travel will zoom up in price as fuel prices go through the roof. All the higher energy costs will mean higher food price. Clothing and other basic necessities will also rise in price.
5. People will lose their prospects for having sufficient cash to allow for retirement. When the Democrats taxes and regulations cut corporate profits, it will hurt the value of stock market investments. Lower incomes will then cut the level of consumer spending. That again will lower profits. Stock prices will fall. Investments will become less enticing because of lower expected profits and higher taxes on those profits. It's a vicious cycle, but it will slow our growth dramatically.
6. An endless cycle of wars will restart. Despite non-stop criticism from the Democrats, President Trump ended the war against ISIS by beating them. Afghanistan has wound down. We've not had any new wars. The Democrats, however, want to stop trying to keep terrorists out of the USA. They don't want to help our allies in the Middle East protect themselves from Iranian aggression. It's inevitable that if one of these Democrats gets in office, we will be facing another war sooner rather than later. We could go back to a dithering leader like Obama who just let things get worse and worse until major problems erupted.
7. All sorts of limitations will be put in place to fight climate change. The Green New Deal will limit all sorts of freedoms. One thing that the Green New Deal won't do, even according to the Democrats, is to stop climate change. Basically, the Green New Deal will dramatically alter life in the USA, but it won't affect the course of global warming in any material fashion.
8. Freedom of speech will be limited. Only those who say what the government wants will be allowed to speak. Under the guise of limiting "hate", all sorts of dissidents will be shut down by the government.
These are not all the planks of the Democrats' platform, but they are the most important ones.
Who is actually going to want to live under that regime?
The Democrats are not offering victory over tyranny by those who would end our way of life. Instead, they are offering a list of things such as the following:
1. A government take over of the health care system. The hundreds of millions of people who are happy with their healthcare will lose what they have and instead will be thrown into some replica of what the Veterans' Administration health system was like under Obama. People will have to wait for months for healthcare, and often they will not get needed treatment at all.
2. Higher taxes for everyone. The discussion will be on higher taxes for the wealthy, but the taxes will fall on everyone. Just the taxes for the healthcare system alone will take a minimum of 10% from everyone, and most will get hit with at least 30% additional taken in taxes.
3. Lower wages and fewer jobs for everyone. Higher taxes and additional regulations demanded by the Dems will undo the stimulus provided to the economy by President Trump and his administration. Wages were stagnant for a decade prior to Trump getting them moving up again. That growth will stop and decline will set back in.
4. Much higher prices for daily necessities. Energy costs will go through the roof. Some people will have to choose between heat in the winter and food on the table. Others who live in hot climates will lose the ability to pay for air conditioning. Travel will zoom up in price as fuel prices go through the roof. All the higher energy costs will mean higher food price. Clothing and other basic necessities will also rise in price.
5. People will lose their prospects for having sufficient cash to allow for retirement. When the Democrats taxes and regulations cut corporate profits, it will hurt the value of stock market investments. Lower incomes will then cut the level of consumer spending. That again will lower profits. Stock prices will fall. Investments will become less enticing because of lower expected profits and higher taxes on those profits. It's a vicious cycle, but it will slow our growth dramatically.
6. An endless cycle of wars will restart. Despite non-stop criticism from the Democrats, President Trump ended the war against ISIS by beating them. Afghanistan has wound down. We've not had any new wars. The Democrats, however, want to stop trying to keep terrorists out of the USA. They don't want to help our allies in the Middle East protect themselves from Iranian aggression. It's inevitable that if one of these Democrats gets in office, we will be facing another war sooner rather than later. We could go back to a dithering leader like Obama who just let things get worse and worse until major problems erupted.
7. All sorts of limitations will be put in place to fight climate change. The Green New Deal will limit all sorts of freedoms. One thing that the Green New Deal won't do, even according to the Democrats, is to stop climate change. Basically, the Green New Deal will dramatically alter life in the USA, but it won't affect the course of global warming in any material fashion.
8. Freedom of speech will be limited. Only those who say what the government wants will be allowed to speak. Under the guise of limiting "hate", all sorts of dissidents will be shut down by the government.
These are not all the planks of the Democrats' platform, but they are the most important ones.
Who is actually going to want to live under that regime?
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