-Caveat Lector-
from: http://www.newaus.com.au/usr104fascist.html
Clinton's Fascist vision for America
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By James Henry - US Report
No. 104, 25- 31 January 1999
The state of American education being what it is, the vast
majority of people are totally incapable of recognising a
fascist economic program, even when it is used to slap them
in the face. This is because they have not been taught that
fascism means state direction of the economy, cradle to
grave 'social security', complete control of education,
government intervention in every nook and cranny of the
economy -- and the belief that the individual belongs to the
state. This was Clinton's State of the Union vision, which
is why those chowder-heads who call themselves journalists
loved it. People cannot grasp that fascism is socialism
because they have not been taught to distinguish between
form and substance. They do not realise that once the state
controls everyone's property that property now belongs to
the state because control is ownership, no matter who
possesses the deeds. In this situation, might is right.
Clinton's audacious plan to confiscate the earning of
Americans so that politicians like himself and Hillary (the
couple that helped empty the Madison Guaranty in Arkansas)
can use them to gradually socialise the economy is a typical
statist tactic and one to be expected from the Clintons.
This is no exaggeration. Just reflect for a moment on his
proposal to save social security by investing taxpayers'
money in the stock market. By controlling a company's
shares the state would come to own the company. It would
not even have to control a majority of the shares. It would
then dictate where the company would invest, in what it
would invest and where it would invest. This is precisely
how Mussolini and Hitler ran their economies. The term for
this is central planning.
But America is different, or so the likes of Dan Rather and
Gerald Rivero would claim. But does anyone imagine for a
moment that the likes of Bill and Hillary would hesitate to
use that power? Does anyone think that the huge
bureaucratic machinery it would give birth to would not use
the power? Also business funding for free-market
publications, organisations, foundations and think tanks
would quickly dry up. Under his scheme investment would
become a function of the state, just as it was in the late
Soviet Union. Politicians and bureaucrats playing at being
entrepreneurs with trillions of dollars. That such policies
have always resulted in the destruction of liberty, economic
collapses and mass poverty would not faze the Friends of
Bill Club, particularly if they figured they would get slice
of the action. One only has to think of what the Clintons
did to Arkansas. No wonder Greenspan is still in a state of
shock.
That Clinton has only contempt for the mass of Americans was
made clear by his arrogant statement that "We [I love the
Royal We] could give [the surpluses] all back to you and
hope you spend it right ... But if you don't spend it right,"
Social Security are shortfalls are "just 14 years away."
Let us dissect this statement. Clinton is literally telling
Americans they are too dumb to know how to spend their own
money. (I guess his poll results gave him that idea).
Americans are losing nearly 50 per cent of their incomes to
all levels of government, with Washington grabbing 21 per
cent, the highest in the nation's history. And it's going
to get worse. And what are the Clinton Democrats'
solutions? Massive government intervention combined with
massive increases in government spending. No wonder
personal savings have collapsed.
How dare this lying hypocrite tell the American people they
are too dumb to save when his own profligate proposals would
see trillions wasted on huge government programs designed to
buy a Senate acquittal and shore up the support of the
faithful. He claims Americans are irresponsible, yet his
programs would consume not only every penny of the surplus
but would increase federal spending by at least 20 percent,
lead to another era of budget deficits, large-scale
government borrowings and massive tax increases. Now
politicians have a choice with surpluses: they can either
spend them, which then results in more deficits(*) unless
spending is cut, or they can return the money to its
rightful owners. Democrats have once again shown which kind
they are.
This is what Adam Smith had to say about Clinton's arrogant
proposals:
"It is the highest impertinence and presumption ... in
Kings and ministers to pretend to watch over the economy
of private people ... Let them look well after their own
expense, and they may safely trust private people with
theirs. If their own extravagance does not ruin the state,
that of their subjects never will."
"The statesman, who should attempt to direct private people
in what manner they ought to employ their capitals, would
not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention, but
assume an authority which could safely be trusted, not only
to no single person, but to no council or senate whatever,
and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of
a man who had the folly and presumption enough to fancy
himself fit to exercise it."
(*)I have been asked why should this cause deficits to
emerge. Because politicians will invariably expand spending
to exploit the surplus. Once the surplus has been
exhausted, the country is left with additional spending in
the form of a deficit, which will then be funded out of
borrowings or the printing press.
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