Left wing twisted thinking on display

Left wing twisted thinking on display

From a Letter to The Editor, Ohio Paper

The delusion: Corporate greed, high poverty are related

The Narrative: On March 16 there were several articles in the Enquirer related to poverty. One reported almost half of Ohioans live near or below the poverty level. Another article, questioning who speaks for the black community, pointed out that blacks have a disproportionate number of health problems, such as infant mortality, and suggested that where people live and work can affect their health. On the very same day there was an article that reported an Apple smart watch could cost more than $10,000 for the gold-plated version. There was an article about GE working harder to compete globally and how large they can grow will partially depend on how many pesky regulations they have to follow. In other words, fewer rules equals more profits for its CEO. There was also an article that suggested the Veterans Administration may have steered contracts worth millions to special friends.

The Twisted Thinking: Thinking critically, as instructed by the Common Core standards, I understand that there may be some connections and some cause-effect relationships between all of these seemingly isolated reports. Could capitalism on steroids and income inequality be related to high poverty levels? Could fraud and corruption in government also be related in some way to how the 1 percent continues to get richer than all the rest of us? [Making the case against Common Core?]

The Solution: Here’s a novel idea! What if we closed loopholes for huge corporations and asked the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes? What if big companies started to put people ahead of profits? What if the wealthy could no longer make huge donations that corrupt our politicians? Just daydreaming here, but what if the middle class united, organized and demanded change? One simple thing we can do is vote only for leaders who want to fix America’s problems in the next election. 

The Analysis: This is an actual letter to the editor in my local paper. It took three paragraphs for the writer to proffer the old worn out mantra of the left.  His claim of critical thinking is clever by half, the wrong half.

• There are not "loop holes" all individuals and corporations are compelled to follow the tax code or pay the consequences.  In short, what corporations are doing is legal according to the tax law.
• Compare any country that is ravaged by poverty.  They have a system other than capitalism.  They have no liberty, freedom or choice.
• The middle class voting for a leader that puts America first has been the goal since our founding.  However, we have people that continue to vote for career politicians that are well known for putting themselves first. Ask yourself why millions of people voted for Obama twice. Notice the writer did not raise that question!