Yesterday, while I was getting my haircut by Jean-Philippe, owner of Jean-Philippe Salon, he said something very interesting to me. He made the observation that the US, traditionally viewed as the leading advocate of world wide capitalism, is becoming more socialistic while countries like India and China are truly embracing capitalism. From where he sits as the owner of an upscale salon he believes that the US economy seems to be declining while the Indian and Chinese economies are exploding. He is concerned because his business cannot be outsourced. What compounded the problem further for me was a comment made, also yesterday, by a university professor of economics to a colleague of mine that, “Economics is the study of the eradication of poverty.” Think about that for a minute. If this mentality is what is being injected into the fertile minds of our youth then no wonder the French owner of a US based salon is concerned about his future here. The US has been hoodwinked into believing its most valued asset, the engineer, the person who thinks and solves problems, the individual who converts ideas into profit, the person who produces, is evil and should be punished; or in other words, taxed and regulated into oblivion. While the ACLU is ranting about the racial profiling of truly dangerous groups they are oblivious to the peril of the most hated minority in the world….the rich. What does the ACLU do to protect the rich? What will the ACLU and groups like it do when there is nothing left to steal here? What is the underlying message we are sending to the rest of the world? If you want to continue living this incredibly wondrous lifestyle we experience here in the US then I suggest you get out of the way and let the folks who produce…..produce.
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