Librarians, Keepers of the Liberty

Originally Posted by pgardn

"We have come closer to a true meritocracy than anywhere else around the world," he said. "You have mobility so people with talents can be put to the best use. Without the estate tax, you in effect will have an aristocracy of wealth, which means you pass down the ability to command the resources of the nation based on heredity rather than merit."


Now the above has got to totally confuse the bold one based on what he has stated. This must rock his inflexible world.

And you guys are right. We are done. At first I thought we might be dealing with a person I could learn from. But when the digging takes place, there is no treasure. I always value others opinions that try to find answers. This joke has run its course. Sorry I got sucked in.

I don't know where that quote comes from ... but it's utterly lacking in merit.

"People with talent can be put to the best use ... "? What sort of elitist nonsense is that? Are talented people some sort of cattle whose usefulness will be determined by their "betters"? Yuck !!!

"Without the estate tax you will have an aristocracy of wealth ... " So does that mean that taxes are supposed to be punitive ... in order to "get back at" people who have been financially successful? Now that's a genuine Marxist-Leninist idea ! And we all know how successful countries which adhere to Marxism-Leninism have been.

" ... you pass down the ability to command the resources of the nation ... " Another Marxist-Leninist concept ... that there's a rapacious class which commands resources. Hey, buddy ... this is America ... no one commands anything here.

Again ... we have leftists relying on other leftists to support their bubbleheaded, sophomoric beliefs.

Here's a little secret ... socialism doesn't work ... in fact socialism can't work ... because socialists don't understand that wealth is something which must be created ... it's not something which simply exists and merely has to be distributed by a select elite.