Passover, Tea Parties, Slavery, and Redistribution

 
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Passover, Tea Parties, Slavery, and Redistribution? All of these are connected.

Only 53% of Americans believe capitalism is better than socialism. How does socialism differ from capitalism? Redistribution. "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." "Social justice." "Economic justice." "Fairness."

Paying for somebody else's housing - redistribution. Paying for somebody else's healthcare - redistribution. Paying for somebody else's education - redistribution. Paying different amounts of income tax per person - redistribution.

Why do we celebrate Passover? Because a long time ago, one April, Jews got up and left the country where they were slaves.

What is slavery? Using force to get other people's property. What is redistribution?  Using force to get other people's property.

Imagine two slaves. One complains about slavery and another does not. For whatever reasons - he may be afraid, or he may even support the idea of slavery. Does it make him less of a slave? If a slave does not ask for freedom and can afford to pay part of the product of his labor, is he not a slave? How can we then be against "... tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans who don't need them and didn't ask for them?"

I am not talking about small peanuts either. Those "wealthy" Americans are working an extra 10 to 20 years of their lives not getting a penny, just to pay income tax.

The greatest irony is that the vast majority of American Jews and African-Americans, people whose ancestors suffered extremely from slavery, people who should know better, are now in favor of slavery. In favor of redistribution.

"Sacrifice." "Give back to society." "Ask what you should do for your country." "Responsibility." "Fairness." All that is smoke to cover and justify slavery.

It's not that we have bad politicians. The problem is that we are bad. The politicians  more or less represent what we want. "Get the wealthy." We have no shame for going after the property of others.

When you sit around your Passover Seder tonight, drink a glass of wine against slavery, against redistribution, for freedom!

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