Where are the Perks?

Remembering the 2008 campaign interchange between candidate for president Obama and Joe the Plumber, Obama had responded to the request for helping a small business owned by Joe the Plumber by stating it would be better to "distribute the wealth" rather than favor business making more profits.

Since that event almost two years ago, we have been introduced to what is meant by “distribute the wealth”.  The stimulus plan ended up being used for government jobs and not so-called “shovel ready jobs”.  Printed money in the trillions, bringing America to the brink of economic collapse, has been used to buy companies like General Motors, Chrysler, other financial and industrial industries so that the government owns a large part of America.  Consider these comments from another blog:

Does the United States Government Own America?

Posted: April 1, 2011 by rogueoperator in American Politics

Between the TARP program for banks; Freddie and Fannie’s control over half of America’s mortgages; government motors; over 1/3 of all American land controlled by the federal government; rampant subsidies for ethanol (over 40% of all corn goes to ethanol); protectionism for such industries as steel and sugar; prohibitions on oil exploration and extraction; nearly 40% of Americans on food stamps, union kickbacks to Democrats for ballooning public sector spending; unemployment benefits galore; unsustainable social security, medicare, and medicaid; The Fed giving away tens of billions of taxpayer dollars; and now this − more Americans are working in Government than in manufacturing, farming, fishing, forestry, mining and utilities combined – is it fair to ask the question: Does the United States government own America?

We hear daily complaints from ordinary small business people, callers to the Mark Levin radio show for example, who complain of an army of bureaucrats from government environment and health agencies who interfere with decisions normally within the purview of the ordinary citizen, demanding conformance with arbitrary regulations on all facets of production, ultimately leading to higher costs, reduction in work force, inferior products, lower sales and finally bankruptcy.

Next we hear that homes, and all individuals therein, are to be subject to agency regulations in the names of safety, lower expenses and health.  Ordinary citizens will be subject to all manner of dictates about clothing attire, food consumption, energy use, health care, and on and on.  Will it be permissible to own a car; a pet, radio, television, other electronics?  Is there to be Sharia law?

All of this is done by Government to better the conditions of ordinary people; to relieve them from problems associated with food like obesity;  to assist them to live within their means; to schedule workplace, salary, vacation, retirement; to manage their healthcare to ensure everyone gets their fair share.

Of course big banks, large financial institutions, educational institutions, large corporations, government entities and large industries, all being owned by the government will be the mainstay of the economy.  There will no longer be need for labor unions except that former union management will be a significant part of the government bureaucracy.  This being the case, big government, including all its bureaucrats and managers must of necessity have perks of higher wages, transport, better health care, better vacation, better retirement.  

Ultimately then, there is no equity in income distribution; those at the top ALWAYS get the PERKS no matter what the system.  The big difference is personal freedom versus serfdom.