I'm poor right now. I had a bad reversal in the last year involving malfeasance on the part of my main client, coupled with a bungled refinance that has left me among those effected by the "sub-prime crisis." Although, in truth, I haven't seen anywhere near the worst of that. All told, though, I may lose my house. So, please let me offer my insight on the subject of what the government owes me for my trouble: a tax break. Period. And I mean a real one. All I ask of Uncle Sam is that he doesn't rob me. I can't afford it.
What I
don't need is for the Government to steal money from someone else to bail me out. I have made my own choices, and will prosper or suffer as chance sees fit. It is not your problem.
Obama, like all leftists, wants to give me
your money. All they ask in return is that I trade in a few "unnecessary" rights. Chief among them, those secured by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. No, thanks; bad trade. It hasn't had an effect that I would describe as desirable anywhere it's been tried.
I don't think McCain will do much better, honestly. His voting record in the last few years suggests that he is not above pandering and demagoguery. On his website, he lays out a mostly pretty picture of his stance on RTKBA issues. His support of mandatory inclusion of gun gun locks with new guns and NICS checks for individual transfers at gun shows are more than pinholes in this tapestry. These are both "thin edge of the wedge" types of legislation to those of us who see the slippery slope as more than a fiction or a logical fallacy when it comes to politics. When he voted against the Clinton gun ban, he was trying to maintain support from the right. For the same reason, he now
says he will not sign another such ban as President. If the right deal is offered, I believe he will indeed sign an "assault weapons" ban, or the like, despite his claims to the contrary. He does look like the candidate best positioned to beat either leftist that the Dems have offered up. So, I guess that I hope he wins. And I hope that I am wrong about him.
In the mean time, fight the very existence of the IRS as hard as you fight for your Second amendment rights. Ending that tyranny is what will strip the power from the hands of all of these politicians. And send me no money; just your best wishes.