A Common Error

All to common is the idea that there is only so much to go around. There's only so much money, only so much property, only so much food, a fixed amount of capital, a limited amount of resources and so forth.

Recently, I have been researching the beginnings of Social Security. A major argument for providing retirement benefits was to create incentives for workers to retire and free up space in the workplace. I could argue against this notion on many levels, but I wish to address specifically the mindset behind the argument. It is so limited and narrow-minded to believe that working people prevent others from having work — as if life were a big game of musical chairs.

The schizophrenia of the liberal mind is such that he will speak of job growth and job creation, yet he will push for policies that harm business — thus limiting job creation. If someone really wanted to solve the problems we are facing they would become friendly to business and the tax paying worker. But this unfortunately is not the desire of a power hungry politician or bureaucrat.

What we see from those who have or seek power are decisions based on popularity and control that has nothing to do with reason or principle.