Ogre’s Politics and Views

President Bush has noticed that there are food shortages and problems. So, he’s proposed solutions. Yes, of course they’re government solutions — which means although government caused the problem, their solutions will only create more problems. Here is my translation of Bush’s announcement:

People, I just noticed there’s a problem with food in some places. I don’t have a problem, I’ve got all the food I want. And I know Americans are rich and aren’t having food problems either. The prices may have gone up (I wouldn’t know), so I propose a solution to help. Yes, I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.

Today I call on Congress. I call on them to give me the authority to send large number of men with guns all around this great country. I will send out these men to use as much force as they need. These men will find every working person. Well, every working citizen, they won’t bother the illegals. These men will find anyone who is productive, and they will take money from them. Yes, they will rob them in broad daylight. And you won’t be able to call the police, because they ARE the police. Every working person in this country (except the illegals) will be forced to give me their money. Because I’m going to do good with it.

You see, In some of the world’s poorest nations, rising prices can mean the difference between getting a daily meal and going without food. Screw you Americans who are facing giant increases in food prices, I don’t give a damn about you. Instead, I’m going to take large amounts of YOUR money that you work for, give large percentages of it to bureaucrats and union members, and what’s left I’ll “give” to other countries so they can pay their bureaucrats and what’s left of THAT they can use to buy food.

I’m going to need about $770 million for this. I guess that about $400 million will be used to pay for the men with guns I send to collect the money. About $100 million will go to those who help distribute it. Those countries who get the free cash will have to pay their bureaucrats about $200 million, so there will still be about $70 million of this that’s actually used to buy food. Sure, half that food will go to the tribal leaders and not the starving, but I care, so that’s all that matters.

So, Congress, please authorize my use of force against people. It will get you votes because your bureaucrats and union members will get a lot of this cash, too.

What a crock of you-know-what. Once again — government is completely and totally incapable of charity of any sort. It’s simply not possible. Government can only give away what it has first taken from someone else who actually earned it. Government produces NOTHING. If this is “charity,” then I can walk into your house and take anything I decide I “need” because that’s charity, too. Instead, if people were allowed to actually keep the money they earned, they would not only donate MORE, the money would get to those who needed help instead of lining the pockets of the bureaucrats in Washington.

President Bush, you are in CLEAR violation of the United States Constitution. PLEASE STOP IT.

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