There is a lot of talk in the blogosphere that the Republicans are in danger of losing either the House or Senate in the November elections. I don’t discount this possibility because a series of close victories can easily turn into a series of close defeats. The direction the Republicans are drifting is failing to create the “big tent party” needed to attract enough Democratic voters to permanently destroy the existing coalition and force them to reform.
Individuals aspiring for Democratic Party leadership are clearly motivated by beliefs that are strongly antithetical to individual liberty. Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz is quite comfortable saying in the print media: “Turns out that a little socialism was the best thing that ever happened to capitalism.” This daily affirmation is from the “Growth and Development” section of the Mayors utopian future vision for the city.
Madison in 2031: Amid national economic success, Madison still outpaces the nation in prosperity. … Representatives from cities across the country flock here to study the "Madison Model" for economic success and hear Chamber of Commerce President Austin King explain how progressive social policies helped build a strong economy.Excuse me but at what point in human history has wealth not been concentrated with the wealthy, and where in the world are the poor better off than the poor in America? What is this fantasy about worker productivity eliminating the need for the welfare state? This is textbook communism when collectivism erodes the need for government at all.
Poverty in Madison and elsewhere has all but vanished. When concentrations of wealth reached historic levels and competition from roaring Asian economies put even more pressure on the middle class, the "instant revolution" powered by blogs and instant messaging toppled the GOP grip on the national and state governments. A progressive state income tax system replaced the 2006 version, producing ample revenues for public education.
The resulting educated workforce was more productive then ever, which eliminated the need for much of the social welfare system, saving resources that were in turn invested in more education and a national health-care system based on the Canadian model. The resulting lower health-care costs made the U.S. economy more competitive than ever and wiped out the trade deficit, spurring even more prosperity.
The problem of human liberty in society is not "have vs. have not", but rather "taking vs. giving". Capitalism is evolving towards the accumulation and distribution of wealth by free transaction under the rule of law. The socialist core of the Democratic Party is still enamored with the idea that problems can be solved by forceful taking and redistribution. The failure of correction by coercion is evident in our inner cities and in the footprint of the former U.S.S.R.
