Once you are elected to
political office you are placed on every possible
mailing list.
Every day my e-mail and snail-mail boxes are stuffed
full of newsletters and advocacy
bulletins. Each night I sit down, organize and skim
all the bullet points of current events.
Last Thursday I was printing updates about the
federal Cash-for-Clunkers program when
my demonic printer kicked out page after page of
seemingly unrelated data. I sorted
through the mess and read the details about how the
federal government is trying to force
aged machinery off the highway. Here is what I
learned:
According to page 425 of the Cash-for-Clunkers
program, once your car reaches an age
the government deems is no longer of value, you will
be required to meet with
bureaucrats once every five years to discuss options
for crushing your old Ford LTD.
After all, keeping the old rusted bucket of bolts
running consumes scarce resources that
could be better utilized in a younger society.
For you fix-it-yourself types, replacement parts
will be limited to newer vehicles;
especially the fuel efficient hybrid ones deemed the
greenest by the controlling authority
in Washington. All repairs will be done by
government approved and taxpayer funded
maintenance shops. To assist the funding of this
gift page 59 explains how you will grant
the government access to your bank accounts so they
can make electronic withdrawals.
There is some concern that universal free
auto-repair might cause parts shortages so
inventory will be closely monitored. It seems Canada
adopted such a program years ago
and the shortage in their country was remedied by
them making a quick parts-run across
the border into the United States. Experts predict
waiting periods of months to years
should you need something like a new rear-end.
Whoops, I’m sorry; I made a mistake compiling my
pages. All the data above does not
refer to the Cash-for-Clunkers program it refers to
Universal Health Care, H.R. 676. It’s
not your aged car they want sent to the salvage
yard…it’s you.
Every five years all people drawing Social Security
will be required to meet with
government counselors to discuss end of life issues
like suicide, euthanasia or pain-killers
as an alternative to joint replacement. As a cost
saving measure healthcare will now be
provided or denied based on age. How’s that for hope
and change?
Isn’t it amazing that in just 233 years the nation
that began with the statement that “We
hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men
are created equal, that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among
these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness,” is now requiring the consideration of
suicide or euthanasia of our aged
citizens. What has happened to our republic?
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