Government takeover of BP – Shoe on the other foot
In this article by Robert Reich, he calls for government takeover of BP. This is a very dangerous and slippery slope. Our government keeps taking over businesses (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, GM) and are imposing their dictatorship over entire sectors (banking, health care, etc). Ignoring the fact that all of this: kills jobs, is unconstitutional, and socialist at best (communist at worst), let’s take a look at another angle. What happens if an extreme Republican administration takes control of our government. Will unions be too big to fail and be taken over and/or nationalized? Just imagine the reaction of the “left” if the “right” has the powers that their accumulating now. What if the shoe is on the other foot? Regardless of what side of the political line you’re on, consider what would happen if the opposing party has these powers.
Personally, I don’t want our government to have any of these powers. They should be an enabler not a provider and certainly not a dictator. This much power is dangerous.
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