The Case Against Universal Healthcare: Origin

11Nov09
Socialism [soh-shuh-liz-uhm] n. - a theory of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the state.

Regardless of what a modern liberal tells you, the concept of socialized universal health care has its origins in socialist philosophy and is the holy grail of the American left.

The word socialist doesn't mean much anymore. It gets thrown around a lot these days. But I'm talking about real Marxists that are becoming more prevalent in our society, and in our government.

A quick glance at the economic platform of The Socialist Party of the United States shows us the direction of their thought. They'd like to raise the minimum wage to fifteen dollars an hour, reduce the workweek to 30 hours (but pay everyone for 40), give everyone 6 weeks paid vacation per year, and cap "maximum" earning at ten times the minimum wage.

Does any of that sound remotely feasible? If so, you can stop reading now, because you've already been guzzling the kool-aid.

The Communist Manifesto was authored by two entitled young men intent on rebelling against their wealthy fathers. They had no practical experience. Had never worked a day in their lives. But they claimed the mantle of the working class and presumed to tell mankind how it should live.

Socialism relies upon the will of the producer to continue to produce without thought to the fruit of his labor, to support those who contribute nothing. It runs in direct opposition to human nature.

The consequence is that socialism doesn't work. It has a long record of failure, which limits discussion of its successes to the purely theoretical. It follows that most of its proponents confine themselves to institutions where ideas don't have to work to be propagated, government and academia.

Socialism talks a big game about fairness, but at its core is a sense of entitlement. The belief that society owes you something for being born. It is the philosophy of the spoiled trophy child, grown into adulthood.

That the myth of Socialism's viability persists serves as proof of nothing, save that there is no shortage of those who are ignorant of the facts, and ready to take on the banner that the previous generation was wrong about everything.