Reality and Denial

It is astounding at just how many people heed the siren song of Communism light er, Socialism.  The following article discusses exactly what it would do to the average American family. It does not paint a pretty picture. Fed Report Makes Dire Prediction of What Socialism Would Do to U.S. A new report from the president’s Council of Economic Advisers takes a look at what would happen to the United States if we were to adopt the socialist proposals endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and others…and the results are not pretty. In “The Opportunity Costs of Socialism,” the authors conclude that implementing programs such as Sanders’ “Medicare-for-all” would immediately reduce the size of the U.S. economy by 40%. That, they note, would be the equivalent of stealing $24,000 a year from every American citizen. “Coincident with the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth, socialism is making a comeback in American political discourse,” the report states. “Detailed policy proposals from self...

The post below clears up the confusing and shifting definitions of Socialism touted by various Leftist factions and states the ultimate "moral" goal.  The Left loves to claim the moral high ground. Is it noble to use coercion to obtain one's goals?  Unfortunately far too many who are uninformed and/or uneducated in history fall victim to the deceitful and waffling discourse. The ultimate goal is made crystal clear by a staff writer at the socialist magazine Jacobin and a member of DSA . Democratic Socialist Clears It Up: “Truth Is, We Want to End Capitalism” Posted By: admin on: August 03, There’s been a lot of conflicting viewpoints and explanations about democratic socialism, the ideology claimed by Bernie Sanders, Democratic Party “It Girl” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and even former Sex and the City actress/Would-Be New York Governor Cynthia Nixon. Some people say it’s just a lighter version of capitalism, modeled off what they have in Norwegian countries ...

  The article below discusses the success of Trump's economic policies, including the much maligned tax cut. The post contains links verifying the positive assertions.   Trump Policies Setting Records by D Jolly   June 2, 2018 Gloom and doom was the mantra of Democrats and the mainstream media, referring to presidential candidate Donald Trump. They swore that his policies would surely send America into a financial tailspin that would take years to recover from, if recovery was even possible. Trump promised to end Obama’s war on coal and oil, which sent liberal environmentalists crazy. Instead of wasting billions of taxpayer dollars on one failed green energy project after another, Trump ended many of the anti-coal and anti-oil regulations imposed by Obama and it’s working.  The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that US production of crude oil in March reached 10.47 million barrels per day , the highest production on record. The n...