Socialism and National Security

OK. It is what it is. America has elected the most liberal and least qualified President in its history and large majorities of his party in Congress.

To understand the “change” that’s coming, we need only to look at the Democrat coalition: labor unions, government employees, the environmental lobby, trial lawyers and a huge, catch-all group best described as net tax beneficiaries (people who receive more from government than they contribute). And let’s not forget the haters of America’s economic and military hegemony.

So we can expect bigger government, more spending, higher labor costs, trade protectionism, more regulation of industry, especially energy, more litigation and the much promised increased redistribution of income.

Also, given the recent partial nationalization of our banks (with insurance and auto manufacturing soon to follow), it’s hard to see this Government resisting the temptation to use this newly acquired leverage to indulge the left’s penchant for central planning and social engineering.

As those with a basic grasp of economics know (which obviously excludes a majority of voters), this means higher taxes (maybe not next year, but soon)
for the shrinking number who pay taxes, higher prices for almost everything and, consequently, a lower standard of living for the average American.

For a rough idea of how this will look, think Western Europe, whose average standard of living is about 30% below ours. But even if we were willing to accept such a restructuring in the interests of greater “equality” or “fairness”,
there would be one big problem. The Euros have been able to pursue their welfare state because they’ve had the American military covering their backs ever since WWII. American taxpayers have subsidized European socialism.

The Dems will try to pay for all their new spending by cutting in the only budget category they ever cut, defense. If we are going to be like Europe, who’s going to cover our backs?

Only American military power, when combined with the will to use it, has prevented a major war for 60+ years. History shows that weakness invites aggression. Will we choose socialism at the cost of national security? We can be sure that the tyrants and fanatics of the world are watching.