Latest Blogs http://wobbleisland.com/blog/ Latest Blogs <![CDATA[Because Everyone is Entitled to an "Equal" Education]]> http://wobbleisland.com/blog/6/because-everyone-is-entitled-to-an-quot-equal-quot-education/ Received this recently via email. Many thanks to the original author.

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never fail...]]> Received this recently via email. Many thanks to the original author.

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism would work, and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich – a great equalizer.


The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan."


All grades would be averaged, and everyone would receive the same grade – so no one would have to fail, but no one would be able to receive an A.

After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.

As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride, too, so they studied far less. The second test average was a D. No one was happy.

When the 3rd test finally rolled around, the average was an F.

As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased – but bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would agree to study for the benefit of anyone or everyone else.

All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor explained to them that socialism would also ultimately fail for exactly the same reason – because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when someone (government) takes the reward away, no one will try or care enough to strive to succeed.

Couldn't have said it any better.
]]> http://wobbleisland.com/blog/6/because-everyone-is-entitled-to-an-quot-equal-quot-education/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:31:30 +0000 Chris Collins A Social Security History Lesson http://wobbleisland.com/blog/4/a-social-security-history-lesson/ This was shared with me the other day. I thought it was a good example of the perversion of best intentions.


Social Security Cards up until the 1980s

...]]> This was shared with me the other day. I thought it was a good example of the perversion of best intentions.


Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and Card were not to be used for identification purposes.
Since nearly everyone in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the Message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.

Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. He promised:


  1. That participation in the Program would be completely voluntary, no longer voluntary.
  2. That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual incomes into the Program, now 7.65%
    on the first $90,000.
  3. That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year, no longer tax deductible.
  4. That the money was put into an independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the general operating fund, and therefore, would only be used to fund the Social Security retirement Program, and no other government program, under Johnson the money was moved to the General Fund and spent.
  5. That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income, under Clinton & Gore up to 85% of your Social Security can be taxed.


Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it?
A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically controlled House and Senate.

Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?
A: The Democratic Party.

Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities?
A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the 'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the Senate, while he was Vice President of the US.

Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants?
A: Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party.


This is a question I ask constantly...If this is what happened to Social Security, why would we trust a central planning authority with healthcare?

]]> http://wobbleisland.com/blog/4/a-social-security-history-lesson/ Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:12:36 +0000 Chris Collins