Obama: Like Father, Like Son? 100% Taxes…
Last week, the Obama campaign was in full damage control from the “You didn’t build that,” gaff. They even felt compelled to address the statement with an entire video filmed in the White House. All of this posturing has many people finally asking some serious questions about his past and core philosophy.
In an article from 1965 entitled “Problems Facing Our Socialism,” Barack Obama’s father stated:
Theoretically, there is nothing that can stop the government from taxing 100% of income so long as the people get benefits from the government commensurate with their income which is taxed. . . It is a fallacy to say there is a limit (to tax rates), and it is a fallacy to rely mainly on individual free enterprise to get the savings.
Watch a short clip from the upcoming documentary “Obama 2016,” for more on the quote:
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Although Obama says he was abandoned by his father at the age of 2, he did dedicate his autobiography, “Dreams from my Father,” to his father. One wonders just how much of a core philosophy they share. Did Obama Jr. ever read this paper? These are the kinds of questions the media will never ask.
Beyond his recent off-teleprompter “You didn’t build that rant,” I’m reminded of Obama’s statement from 2001 on the “inherent flaws” written into the U.S. Constitution by its founders:
It didn’t break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution…that generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. Says what the states can’t do to you. Says what the federal government can’t do to you, but doesn’t say what the federal government or state government must do on your behalf.
Listen here for the audio clip from Barack Obama’s interview on Chicago Public Radio:
“Dreams from my Father,” indeed.
“It didn’t break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution…that generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. Says what the states can’t do to you. Says what the federal government can’t do to you, but doesn’t say what the federal government or state government must do on your behalf.” … lets break down and analyze shall we? Now being 17 and still in high school will make my opinion mean as little as dirt under the rug to most people. But any opinion is better then silence. Now yes state and federal government, by the constitution does so limits the control in which the federal and state government has over an individual. Now in this comment “but doesn’t say what the federal government or state government must do on your behalf.” Now, as I am aware and on behalf of my own personal opinion the only doing on the behalf of the state or federal government that should influence my life in an other wise general public benefit is, public safety, Public Healthcare, public transportation, and the public environment. Many would say Public education aswell but i do not believe in government control of how my education develops. Now times have changed and the principles of the constitution don’t always suit the situation. However I shall not lecture on constitutional amendments and the such. Although on Monday, September 17, 1787 the last day of the constitutional convention Benjamin Franklin made a speech and this segment stuck to me and that is as such stated. “In these sentiments, Sir, I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a general Government necessary for us, and there is no form of Government but what may be a blessing to the people if well administered, and believe farther that this is likely to be well administered for a course of years, and can only end in Despotism, as other forms have done before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic Government, being incapable of any other. I doubt too whether any other Convention we can obtain, may be able to make a better Constitution.” Thus being said I feel after circling the drain for the last 236 years we the people have become so corrupt as to need a corrupt government and we may be seeing an end in a possible near future. Please remember when I started I stated I am still in high school and 17 I don’t have all the facts and I don’t have all the information I might need but I’m not dumb either, kindergarten taught me how to connect the dots. Thank you for your time, hospitality, and understanding.