Can't Do Spirit

By Cal Thomas
Tribune Media Services

"Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death." -
Auntie Mame

In today's political climate, a liberal Auntie Mame might say that life
is a banquet, which the government must pay for, and that those who
can't afford a place at the table should behave like it was an
all-you-can eat buffet.

This is the view of Barack Obama. In an interview with The Wall Street
Journal, Obama expounded on the economic policies he would pursue as
president. Among other things, he is concerned about the
"winner-take-all" economy where, he says, "the gains from economic
growth skew heavily toward the wealthy." Actually, the gains from
economic growth can skew toward anyone willing to work hard and make
personal and family decisions that improve their chances for success.

This is boilerplate wealth redistribution, an economic philosophy at the
center of the former Soviet Union. Obama and Democrats wish to embrace
it now in order to make more people dependent on government, rather than
encourage people to rely on themselves and the opportunity America
offers to most citizens, even illegal aliens. Guaranteed equal outcome
is socialism.