Allen West: Social Security Is ‘A Form Of Slavery’.
It is an extremely rare treat to see someone who understands human nature and is willing to describe A as, well, A. There is no question that as soon as a politician creates a dependent class, those people’s free will is diminished. Ironically, the “free” things you get from the government come at the cost of your freedom. Like a pedophile driving an ice cream truck touting free Eskimo Pies, the temptation to reach for something tasty comes with a diabolical agenda. In the case of social security, the sweet temptation of saving our elderly by securing a guaranteed income for them has created a powerful tool for those who now control the livelihoods of millions of citizens over the age of 65. They are no longer free to vote for what is right because they planned to have a master later in life. If we follow the piper into the shackles of dependency, how can we be surprised when the captor uses it as leverage for power? Right on the heels of true emancipation from lingering slavery (Civil Rights Movement), Johnson’s Great Society plan would pull millions right back into dependent servitude…
Example?
The common rhetoric on the Left is that the Republicans want to take away people’s SS benefits. They are using people’s dependence on those benefits to leverage votes.
Really?
Sounds reasonable