I liked the story of the little red hen (below). It generally makes sense in an economy that people are incentivized by money and money is all that is important. If the USA were to drop all social programs in order to lower our taxes, would the mentally ill (poor), disabled (poor) elderly (poor), children (of the poor), unemployed (poor), etc., be helped by the individuals and churches in way that their needs are taken care of? If so, we should drop all taxation going toward all social programs in the USA. Perhaps the government shouldn’t be doing any social programs as many conservatives believe. I believe (and could be wrong) that if these programs were dropped, it would result in dire situations for many people. I believe the visible results would be huge number of people on the sides of the road begging for money, shelter and food; a noticeable increase in deformities, sickness and death; and a huge increase in hungry and angry people climbing over your back fence breaking into your home to find food and money. Those that have enough would have to drive by those people on the sides of the road everyday and say, oh well, I am sure glad I have enough; watch children and friends die early because they didn’t have any way to pay for a cure; notice odd deformities people have as we purchase our fast food; and put bars on our windows and doors to try to keep these bad people out – it’s not my problem that their children are hungry – they broke the law!
The US government has implemented programs that have helped to curtail the results of inequality and poverty. If the government doesn’t do it, will individuals and churches pick up the slack? With the increases in greediness among the rich and the increasing lack of Christian charity I sometimes have a more pessimistic view of what might occur. Maybe we should give it a try and see what happens.
Subject: little red hen
Barnyard Scenerio
"Who will help me plant my wheat?" said the little red hen. "Not I," said the cow.
"Not I," said the duck.
"Not I," said the pig.
"Not I," said the goose.
"Then I will do it by myself," said the little red hen, and so she did. She planted her crop, and the wheat grew very tall and ripened into golden grain.
"Who will help me reap my wheat?" asked the little red hen.
"Not I," said the duck..
"Out of my classification," said the pig.
"I'd lose my seniority," said the cow.
"I'd lose my unemployment compensation," said the goose.
"Then I will do it by myself," said the little red hen, and so she did.
At last it came time to bake the bread.
"Who will help me bake the bread?" asked the little red hen.
"That would be overtime for me," said the cow.
"I'd lose my welfare benefits," said the duck.
"I'm a dropout and never learned how," said the pig.
"If I'm to be the only helper, that's discrimination," said the goose.
"Then I will do it by myself," said the little red hen.
She baked five loaves and held them up for all of her neighbors to see. They wanted some and, in fact, demanded a share. But the little red hen said, "No, I shall eat all five loaves."
"Excess profits!" cried the cow. (Nancy Pelosi)
"Capitalist leech!" screamed the duck. (Barbara Boxer)
"I demand equal rights!" yelled the goose. (Jesse Jackson)
The pig just grunted in disdain. (Ted Kennedy)
And they all painted 'Unfair!' picket signs and marched around and around the little red hen, shouting obscenities.
Then the farmer (Obama) came. He said to the little red hen, "You must not be so greedy."
"But I earned the bread," said the little red hen."Exactly," said Barack the farmer. "That is what makes our free enterprise system so wonderful. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government regulations, the productive workers must divide the fruits of their labor with those who are lazy and idle."
And they all lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and clucked, "I am grateful, for now I truly understand."
But her neighbors became quite disappointed in her. She never again baked bread because she joined the 'party' and got her bread free. And all the Democrats smiled. 'Fairness' had been established.
Individual initiative had died, but nobody noticed; perhaps no one cared...so long as there was free bread that 'the rich' were paying for.
IS THIS A GREAT BARNYARD OR WHAT?
