Freedom and Socialism Don’t Mix

For more than fifty years American presidents and Congress have attempted to mix socialism with our capitalist system to make it fairer. We have taken a lot of the candy earned by top performers and created federal programs to distribute candy to those who didn’t earn it. But socialism and capitalism don’t work well together. Socialist policies dramatically increase government spending and debt, siphoning wealth and productivity from the private sector. Government intrusion into the free market has under mined personal responsibility, reduced incentives to work and save, and insulated people and businesses from the consequences of bad decisions.

It is actually quite amazing that there is any debate in America on the value of freedom versus socialism. The collapse of the Soviet Union was a definitive rejection of the principles of a socialized economy and culture. China and India were backward economies until capitalism began to raise the standard of living for its citizens (although China doesn’t accord their people a democracy or human rights). There is no example in the world or the standard of living of their citizens. There is no example in the world or from any time in history where the principles of socialism actually worked.

What is your opinion, please answer this question:

   Are you willing to relinquish or give up your freedom for a pound of sausage?

1.  Yes
2.   No

“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them – a desire, a dream, a vision. “

“I know where I’m going and I know the truth and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want.”

- Muhammad Ali

Entrepreneurship and The New American Dream

The single greatest change over the past 50 years in workplace attitudes is the slow shift of viewing your job as an opportunity to viewing it as security. Look at the stats over the past five years and see how many jobs were lost in this country. No wonder why 1 out of 6 employees are search for home businesses. We’re capitalists and entrepreneurs because we have the freedom of choice. We expect and demand a “Liaise Fair” attitude from our government when it comes to our business. The Kaufman Foundation concluded from a survey that there’s more respect for entrepreneurs then CEO’s of successful corporation. Distribution of attitudes looked like this:

The question was if you had to choose would you prefer to be?

80%   The Owner of a Successful Small Business You started That employees 100 People

14%   The CEO of a Fortune 500 Company That Employees More Than 10,000 People

6%      Don’t Know

Our educational systems aren’t focusing on individualism and fostering entrepreneurial individuals. The Kaufman Foundation surveyed older adults and the vast majority of them believed strongly that entrepreneurship should be taught or encouraged in high schools and universities.

81%  Said, universities and high schools should actively develop entrepreneurial skills in students.

77% Said, the state and federal governments should encourage entrepreneurs through tax laws and their actions.

70% Said, the success and health of our economy depends on it.

Lawmakers need to be reminded that today’s entrepreneurial ventures started out small and grew despite bureaucracy and regulations, not because of it. We want the right to:

Freedom to choose when, where and how to work or run a business; the freedom to try and fail and try again; the freedom to follow your dreams wherever they take you; and the freedom to live your own life on your own terms. Simple isn’t it?

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