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THE DEMOCRATS' (SECRET) PLAN FOR AMERICA
The Democrats have begun their campaign to frighten
voters before the fall elections. It's nothing but a replay of past
elections, the only difference being that they seem to be starting the scare
tactics a bit early this year. I guess you can't blame them. Nothing
else has worked. The tried to hand the Florida election problems on
Bush. No go. Then it was the economy, and that didn't work
either. They gave a stab at the "Bush is stupid" routine, but Americans
aren't buying it. Enron looked worse for Clinton than it did for
Republicans, so the Social Democrats had to give up on that one too. So,
it's time to go back to Democratic roots. Try to scare the beejezus out of
older voters. It's worked in the past -- so it will surely work this time.
The ploy is simple. Convince wrinkled
citizens that the evil Republicans want to take away their Social
Security. It’s an old trick, tried and true. The Democrats roll this
one out every single election. This time the point men are Richard
Gephardt and Terry McAuliffe. They're both telling voters that the evil
Republicans have a "secret" plan to reduce Social Security benefits as soon as
they are reelected.
So .. now that the Democrats have opened this whole
“secret plan” idea – what about the secret plans of the Democratic
Socialists? Just what legislative agenda does the Democrat Party plan to
pursue if and when they gain control of the Senate, the House and the
presidency? Well, your Talkmaster has been watching these socialists for
years, and taking notes. Here are just some of the goodies the Social
Democrat Party has in store for the people of America.
Remove a majority of voters from responsibility for
income taxes This is the biggie – and they’ve made no attempt to hide their
goals here. The Democrats have been working on this plan for decades ---
with no small amount of help from the cowardly Republicans. The idea is
simple. Using “refundable” tax credits and deductions and such ideas as
the fraudulent Earned Income Tax Credit the Democrats are working to shift the
entire burden for the payment of federal income taxes onto a minority of US
taxpayers. Right now the top 50 percent of taxpayers pay almost 96 percent
of the taxes. The Democrats are close to their goal. When the
majority of voters have no federal income tax liability it will be almost
impossible to pass any meaningful tax cuts – and further tax increases will be a
piece of cake, especially if the taxes only affect those to be considered to be
rich. Through this ploy the Democrats plan to create a defeat-proof
socialist congress.
Massive increase in Social Security taxes As we’ve
said, Social Security is a mainstay when it comes to Democrat vote-buying.
Social Security was, is and always will be nothing more than a giant income
redistribution scheme designed to create dependency on government and loyalty to
the program’s protectors in congress. The more money you pour into Social
Security benefits, the more the wizened class loves you, depends on you and will
be dedicated to keeping you in office. The Democrats need massive new
funding sources to pay expanded Social Security benefits --- but they must get
that money without raising Social Security taxes on the middle and lower income
groups. The solution? The Democrats have a “secret plan” to expand
the wage base for Social Security taxes. Right now you only pay these
taxes on the first $88,000 or so of income. Give the Democrats the power
and watch that wage base jump to $100,000, $200,000 and beyond. The
eventual Democrat Party goal is to have people pay Social Security taxes on
every penny they earn … no matter how much that is. There will no
comparable increase in benefits for the high income earners. The extra
money will be used to keep the Democratic middle and low-income constituency
happy.
End the home mortgage interest deduction
Democrats have been after this income tax deduction
for decades. They call it a "subsidy." Now the more intelligent
among us will clearly understand that allowing someone to keep more of the money
that they earn can hardly be called a "subsidy." But we're talking about the
more intelligent among us. These people aren't likely to be voting for
Democrats anyway!
As soon as the Democrats manage to gain control of
the federal government they will move to eliminate this "subsidy for the
rich." They know that there will be little adverse political
fallout. After all -- the mortgage interest deduction is only valuable to
people who actually pay income taxes AND who itemize their deductions.
Democrats have already succeeded in removing most of their core constituency
from the income tax rolls --- so what is there to lose?
When the Democrats ride into power you had better
be prepared to kiss that mortgage interest deduction -- and a lot more of your
money -- a fond farewell.
Socialized Medicine They already tried this will
Hillary Care. It failed. Democrats aren’t discouraged by
failure. They just try and try again until they finally get you to swallow
the poison pill. There are two basic reasons the Democrats are working so
hard for complete government control of this huge segment of our economy.
One, of course, is power. Health care comprises about 15% of our national
economy. If the government can seize control of this large a segment of
our economy a giant step toward a socialist economy will have been
achieved. The second reason is control. Think about it. If you
control a person’s access to healthcare … you effectively control that person.
Right now the Democrats have had to put their plans
for socialized medicine on hold. Those pesky Republicans in the House and
the White House are making things tough. Democrats have to be satisfied
with just sitting up there in the Beltway blocking any efforts to introduce
competition into the medical marketplace.
Democrats live in quaking fear of free market
competition. This was one of the reasons they worked so hard to defeat
Bush’s economic stimulus plan. There was a provision in that plan that
would allow laid-off workers to go out into the marketplace to find health
insurance. They would then be allowed a tax credit to cover the cost of
that health insurance premium. Democrats wanted federal funds to be paid
to employers to encourage employers to extend health insurance benefits to
laid-off workers. Democrats knew that if private individuals ventured into
the free marketplace to find health insurance they might just find that free
market competition could deliver a superior insurance product at a reduced
price.
Tax your pension funds This idea first received
serious consideration in the early Clintonista years. As soon as the
Republicans took control of the Congress the idea disappeared. Right now
it’s being “secretly” incubated by Democrats to be hatched when they regain
control. The idea is simple. There are trillions of dollars
out there in various private pension and 401K plans. All of these
trillions of dollars are earning interest for (gasp!) private investors and
individuals and not for the government! To make matters worse – most of
these private pension and 401K plans are owned by the evil, hated upper income
earners.
The “secret” plan? A one-time 15% tax on the
outstanding balance of all private pension and 401K retirement plans. This
money would be paid into the general fund of the federal government and used to
fund various social programs for low and middle-income earners.
Is this a dangerous plan for Democrats? Not
really. The plan would take money chiefly from those who earn enough money
to actually pay income taxes and contribute to pension plans. These people
do not make up the core of Democratic voters.
Tax your pension contributions also After the
Democrats levy their 15% tax on the outstanding balance of all pension and 401K
plans, they intend to follow up with a tax on all future contributions to these
plans. The theory is that “rich” people shouldn’t be allowed to contribute
that money to these plans tax free when “poor” people don’t have that
opportunity.
Economically Targeted Investments -- controlling
your pension fund investments.
Here we are, right back at your pension funds and
401K funds again. Again --- there is so much money in these funds,
trillions of dollars, that the Democrats just can't leave them alone. All
of this money just sitting there and not one penny of it is being used to buy
votes for Democrats. So --- here comes the idea of Economically Targeted
Investments. "ETIs" the Democrats call them, and they're a huge part of
the Democrat "secret" agenda. All they need is control in Washington.
Here's the deal. The government grants
various tax breaks to these retirement plans. As you know, or as you
should know, tax breaks are usually granted to force some individual or
corporation to act and behave in some manner pleasing to government. The
Democrats plan to change the rules on pension and 401K accounts. Instead
of just investing these funds in stocks and bonds, fund managers will be
required by the government to invest these funds in certain investments dictated
by government -- by Democrats. In this way the governments can fund some
of their spending schemes, but without using government funds. The
Democrats will simply pass laws requiring fund managers to invest in
corporations building low income housing; or companies who are hiring workers
off welfare roles. Other "allowed" investments will be in such things as
environmental protection, waste recycling and other causes popular with the
left. In short order the Democrats will have rules in place which state that
these pension funds cannot be invested in companies that are "unfriendly" to
unions. To a Democrat ... any company with a non-union workforce is
"unfriendly" to unions. Corporations who have affirmative action programs
will get the not. Companies who hire and promote on merit will not.
All of this will mean that the Democrats can claim
credit for spending on some of their favorite programs without going to the
taxpayers. They can just, in effect, use pension money. The end
result, of course, is lower returns on pension fund investments -- and lower
pension benefits to retirees. That doesn't bother the Democrats,
though. The less money you have to retire on the more dependent on
government you will be.
Force employers to pay for “family leave.”
Right now the Family Leave Act requires employers
to give employees about 12 weeks of unpaid “family leave” to take care of
certain family events and emergencies, such as having a baby, illness, death or
some other situation. The key here is that the family leave is
unpaid. The Democrats want employers to continue to pay the employees
while they take their extended vacation. The Democrats “secret” plan is to
begin with a law requiring payment of about one-half of the employee’s
salary. This will give Democratic candidates the opportunity to campaign
in future years on the basis of increasing the percentage paid to those on
family leave. Paying people for not working --- a Democrat staple.
Seizure of property of those who flee Democratic
tyranny As Democrats work diligently for more control over our economy and
increase levels of income redistribution many high-achieving Americans are
making plans to run. The greater the confiscation of wealth becomes the
more people start looking for other countries in which to base their
businesses. Democrats have a “secret plan” to impose confiscatory taxes on
any Americans who try to move their wealth or their business interests out of
this country.
Government paid childcare for majority of voters
The absolute last thing a Democrat would ever do would be to suggest to anyone
that they shouldn’t have a baby they can’t afford to raise. Democrats know
that children are the absolute more important thing in the lives of millions of
Americans. They have been working for decades to impose ever more
expensive rules and regulations on private child care agencies. They have
also been working to raise taxes to the point that it is difficult beyond reason
to raise a child on the income of one working parent. Thus … the necessity
of child care. If the government steps in and provides the funds for that
child care then, to that extent, the parents become just that much more
dependent on government … and Democrats.
Government control of all childhood education
(indoctrination) Democrats are the party of big government. Democrats are
more than thrilled with the increased propensity of many Americans to look to
government for the solution to virtually all problems they face in their daily
lives. Democrats know that to teach people that they can expect the
government to be there to solve all of their problems you have to start with the
children. Catholic schools can be expected to teach their students that
Catholicism is good. Jewish private schools are going to sing the praises
of Judaism. Christian schools will teach the children that Jesus is really
cool. Government schools? Government schools will promote
what? Government! Thus, Democrats see a clear need to keep as many
children in government education programs as possible. The “secret”
plan? Continue to work against any ideas that would make it easier for
parents to remove their children from government schools. This means
working against such ideas as vouchers or tax credits to help parents afford the
cost of private schools. They will also work to add increased regulations
to parents who make the decision to home school their children.
Government imposed limits on executive income This
one is really going to have to wait until Democrats have a solid control of the
federal machine. The Social Democrat party has plans to institute limits
on executive compensation. The idea is to impose confiscatory corporate
income taxes on companies who pay their top executives more than X-times the
compensation paid to the lowest-paid employees.
Repealing the Second Amendment
Haven't you ever thought it a bit odd that leftists
and Democrats are generally opposed to the concept of the private ownership of
firearms, while conservatives and libertarians favor the idea? Well,
there's a reason. Those who value and celebrate the worth of the
individual and of individual freedom generally believe that the individual
should be permitted to own and bear arms. Those who put the power of
government over and above the power of the individual would just as soon see the
individual unarmed. Armed individuals are, of course, a threat to tyranny.
Destroy talk radio
Democrats aren't fond of talk radio. They
know that Rush Limbaugh played a huge role in the voter revolution of
1994. Leftists realize that almost all successful talk radio shows are
hosted by people who do not share their political views. They will try to
neutralize talk radio through regulation. Since Democrats love the "fair"
word so much, they'll try to resurrect something called the "Fairness
Doctrine." How would this law work? Well, for example, a talk show
host would not be allowed to voice opposition to a particular Democrat goal
without finding some Democrat to go on the air to defend that goal. Talk
radio soared in listenership and popularity following the death of the Fairness
Doctrine. Democrats know that talk radio can once again be pushed into the
radio background with new regulations that stifle conservative and libertarian
voices. Give them the power -- and it's time for me to retire. You
should be aware that at a recent meeting of the Democratic Party of Oregon a
resolution was adopted to use the power of government and the "fairness
doctrine" to reign in those horrible right wing talk show hosts.
Wait! There’s more The above list is by no
means complete. Keep you eye on this page as we work to expose even more
of the “secret plans” of America’s socialist party, the Democrats.
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