The Goal? Class Envy and Wealth Redistribution, Of Course.
March 9, 2010 by Blackiswhite, Imperial Consigliere
From the National Review:
This week, the Obama administration announced it will create a new poverty-measurement system that will eventually displace the current poverty measure. This new measure, which has little or nothing to do with actual poverty, will serve as the propaganda tool in Obama’s endless quest to “spread the wealth.”</blockquote>
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The current poverty measure counts absolute purchasing power — how much steak and potatoes you can buy. The new measure will count comparative purchasing power — how much steak and potatoes you can buy relative to other people. As the nation becomes wealthier, the poverty standards will increase in proportion. In other words, Obama will employ a statistical trick to ensure that “the poor will always be with you,” no matter how much better off they get in absolute terms.
I guess that the Founders had it wrong. It isn’t about equality of opportunity; its about equality of condition.
These are dangerous games he is playing…
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I think it is even damning than that. I don’t think Obama gives a damn about those in poverty or their condition. Liberal Democrats want it that way.
I think Obama is concerned with keeping a permanent minority class disengaged and convinced they are being cheated, and only big government willing to help them, to look out for their interests, to love them.
After all, how better to fire up the base than to convince them “the rich” are out to get them, that “big industry” is out to cheat them, or “whitey” is out to kill them and only the benevolent Barack is concerned about their welfare? Obama believes it is a sure way to guarantee Dimocratic votes for years to come. That’s his idea of transformation.
It’s the most vile form of racism and/or elitism. And it has worked for the Dimocrats for 50 years as they facilitate the strife – maybe even longer as it now become apparent about how FDR bought votes.
Something else too BIC which is sure to be controversial. Paradoxically, it is good to occasionally let Dimocrats govern the masses.
Corruption and incompetence seep into Washington, and sometimes an apathetic people need a reminder of how bankrupt, amoral, and defeatist the Left wing of the Dimocratic party really is.
A little adversity is good for the soul.
I like the mentality reflected in the Census letter I got today:
“Your response is important. Results from the 2010 Census will be used to help each community get its fair share of government funds for highways, schools, health facilities, and many other programs you and your neighbors need. With a complete, accurate census, your community may not receive its fair share.
Nice play to the old sense of entitlement. We need the government, and we deserve our fair share. They might as well include a Democratic bumpersticker with the census.
I got the same letter today, geoff, and I was thinking the same thing.
You also just made the 1000th comment on this blog.
I’d throw a party, but I know you hate that stuff, so I’ll just give you this lovely golf clap.
I got my Census letter too.
When I consider about 50MM of those just went out giving me advance notice of something I was already going to receive with instruction and pandering Dim letter, I figured at about a $1.00 a letter when labor and materials included, there are millions more wasted with no benefit.
Let’s let them have health care! 👿
I as well…
I got my copy today, and burned it just to increase my carbon footprint.
I’ll just give you this lovely golf clap.
Great. BiW gives me the clap.
I had heard those letters were coming, so when I pulled it out of the envelope and saw what it was, I really did not bother with reading it. It just went straight to the circular file.
Thanks guys for filling me in on that important class envy feature that I was missing out on. I really need to pay more attention to my federal mail.
I’m just writing “American” as my race.