Posted by
Playful Walrus on Monday, March 17, 2008 3:53:55 PM
Ever notice that many of the richest Americans came from modest beginnings, and many of those dropped out of school before getting a college degree? How many of them are immigrants or the children of immigrants? When you consider how many of these people started out poor or in the middle class, and you add in the people on the list whose parents started out poor or in the middle class but left behind considerable wealth, it becomes very clear that our nation has been one of unparalleled opportunity for those who are willing to work hard, sacrifice, and innovate.
We are not a nation of the permanent classes of the “haves” vs. the “have-nots”. If you are born into a low-income family, you are not destined to be poor all of your life, especially if you are ambitious and take responsibility for your life.
The Leftist Democrats would have you believe that the people on that list are just lucky – that they’ve “won life’s lottery” and are living it up at your expense, unfairly enjoying the high life while you struggle and suffer. The Leftist Democrats want you believe that the only way you’ll ever be successful is with their help, so you’d better vote for them and support them.
Don’t believe it. We need polices, especially government restraint, that will keep our nation a beacon of liberty that fosters free market capitalism. We should be encouraging growth through encouraging investment, efficiency, innovation, voluntary cooperation, and hard work, and letting people enjoy the fruits of their investment and labor, instead of finding new ways to confiscate them.