Sometimes I wonder how the socialist utopia builders get away with such nonsense, that is to say convince the people of some grand vision which can't possibly exist using their methodologies and theories, not to mention the ancillary motives behind the cause. Nevertheless, they do, and more often than not they do get buy-in from the masses hoping for a positive change for the future.
The problem is their foundation is built on a theory which has never worked in human history. Indeed, that is an impossible obstacle to overcome. Nevertheless this group progresses forward and they have hijacked many nations throughout the annals of history. Okay so let's talk shall we?
Might I suggest that; here we go again. This time in the United States, a country I never thought it could possibly happen. Sure, we see the effects of socialism in countries like Argentina, Venezuela, Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, and other nations around the world. But how can the United States which stands for the individual ever agree to dismiss individual freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of one's own happiness for some song and dance of hope and change?
There was a very apropos Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal on November 23, 2012 titled; "Illinois the Unfixable" which stated "Illinois pension system is heading for a meltdown and may now be beyond help. That's the forecast from a Chicago business group, which told its members that the state's pension crisis 'has grown so severe' that it is unfixable."
Now then, Illinois is hardly alone in this problem with its $95 billion dollars in unfunded pension contributions. What's unfortunate is that when they had a chance to do something about it, they didn't, nor does any politician wish to take the political hit for telling the unions no, and so there you have it another Greek Tragedy coming to a downtown theater near you.
What I can't understand is that it didn't work in Illinois and it isn't working still, so then; why did we allow politicians from there to jump into the White House and tell us that they can do it better. They haven't, they can't, and it's obvious that they are spending us into oblivion as they run us off the cliff of bankruptcy. It's as if they pretend it doesn't even exist, that there is no cliff, and that everyone and everything will be fine if we just let them continue. There is a very interesting book I think you should read;
"The Worldly Philosophers," by Robert L Heilbroner, first published in 1953.
This book is an economic philosophy book. And there is indeed an entire chapter on "the Beautiful World of the Utopian Socialists," where the author conveniently puts these delusional socioeconomic theories in their place. Perhaps we all should. Still, it's important for you to make up your own mind, and therefore I hope you will please consider all this and think on it.
Lance Winslow has launched a new provocative series of eBooks on Innovation in America. Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank; http://www.worldthinktank.net/
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