It saddens me that Obama still hasn’t grasped the fact that America is a capitalist nation that is guided by the tenets of the free enterprise system.
His dream of turning America into a Socialist utopia is naive and completely misguided. I mean what else does one make of statements such as this one:
—ROADS AND BRIDGES: “[W]e will create millions of jobs by making the single largest new investment in our national infrastructure since the creation of the federal highway system in the 1950s. We’ll invest your precious tax dollars in new and smarter ways, and we’ll set a simple rule – use it or lose it. If a state doesn’t act quickly to invest in roads and bridges in their communities, they’ll lose the money.”
which he incidentally contradicts with this one
—SCHOOLS: “[M]y economic recovery plan will launch the most sweeping effort to modernize and upgrade school buildings that this country has ever seen. We will repair broken schools, make them energy-efficient, and put new computers in our classrooms. Because to help our children compete in a 21st century economy, we need to send them to 21st century schools.”
Maybe it’s just me, but how on earth do you prepare children to compete in a 21st century economy when your economic plan is to have a national work corps which consists of millions of day laborers?
Secondly, what sense does it make to take our tax dollars and force then upon communities that shall have to use them or lose them strictly for roads and bridges. What if in my community the main challenge is not having an additional road from the point A to point B, but having a better equipped hospital, school, or maybe post office?
Then he goes on to state:
—BROADBAND: “As we renew our schools and highways, we’ll also renew our information superhighway. It is unacceptable that the United States ranks 15th in the world in broadband adoption. Here, in the country that invented the Internet, every child should have the chance to get online, and they’ll get that chance when I’m president – because that’s how we’ll strengthen America’s competitiveness in the world.”
Putting broadband access in every home is a great idea, but why should our tax dollars be used for this purpose? Why not create additional tax incentives for corporations which decide to compete in the broadband arena?
I mean, I am really beginning to like the fact that Obama is full of ideas and energy, but he reminds me of a child with more energy than brains. His economic model would be appropriate for a third world nation trying to modernize itself pronto, but is completely inaplicable to America of the 21st century.
For those who care to see it, here’s the video of his broadcast where he stated these things (and more):
Incidentally, is it just me, or does anyone else feel like Obama’s weekly broadcasts from the “President-Elect” are like a comedy skit, which goes on and on without a punchline. I mean, surely, he can’t be serious, who on earth is going to pay for all this stuff?
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