Jibbli

I always hear people (as in liberals) complain about how greedy the rich conservatives are for keeping their money, and not agree with handing it over to the government to support a plan like Obamacare…which would be a disaster by the way, but if you want to debate that topic discuss it here. Anyway, I was listening to talk radio and heard an interesting point about the word greed. So, I decided to look up the definition of greed: An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth. Isn’t that what liberals do? If you can’t afford medical insurance and you want other people to be forced to pay for it for you, isn’t that greed? Aren’t you the one who is trying to acquire more than you deserve or have earned? Don’t try to tell me that you deserve for the government to take care of you simply because you can’t afford it. There are other options. Several choices that I am in support of in this instance are:

1. Get a job — if you don’t have one. If you don’t have you you either don’t want one or are not working hard enough to find one. Don’t make crappy excuses about how that job would suck too much and you don’t want it. Take the sucky job for some income while you keep looking.
2. Charity — Charity is a good thing, however socialism is not. The redistribution of wealth and taxing the rich more than everyone else is not charity. I know what some people are thinking, “If we had free markets, capitalism, and got rid of socialist-leaning policies like Medicaid, the  rich would get richer and the poor would get poorer.” This is, in fact, not true. People  who are in support of free markets, more conservative leaning people, tend to donate more to charity than liberals. In fact, “If liberals and moderates gave blood at the same rate as conservatives, the blood supply in the United States would jump by about 45 percent.” Forty-five percent. So, why do I keep hearing that conservatives are the ones without a heart?
3. Cut back — Cut the satellite TV, high speed Internet, boat, wave runner, new car, extra car, HDTV, or other unessential items. Set priorities. Honestly, what is more important entertainment or your health?

This desire to tax the rich extra just for making more money is absurd. In fact, it’s pure greed. It is a desire to acquire something that doesn’t belong to you, or that you did not earn. Period.