National interest in the marriage amendment and flag burning, while important to the welfare of the nation, are indicative of the decay of the nation morally and patriotically. Many words have been written about both, but neither will have any meaning if another form of rot is allowed to grow. Yet, the form of rot which is being overlooked has a connection to the aforementioned issues. The rot is the growing acceptance of the communist ideology of Marx and Lenin, that when full blown, it will make the two issues of marriage and the flag seem as child’s play in comparison. Why? In the countries ruled by Communists the sole focus is on daily survival.

Two issues caught this writer’s eye in the June 29, 2006 edition of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette: letters about estate taxes and a news article about other taxes on the “wealthy.” If the tone of the letters and the article are any indication, the people of the nation are embracing ideas that will eventually destroy us from within to a point that conquest by a foreign power will be inevitable.

An alarming attitude about wealth is permeating the collective mind of the nation. While one of the definitions of wealth means much of something or property, another definition is that of something having value which can be bought and sold. In that regard, everyone with property has a certain level of wealth. The problem attitude is that of the politicians and the populace arbitrarily setting a limit on the size of wealth, and then believing that after a given amount of wealth is amassed that it should be seized through taxes to enable distribution to the “needy” and to those who have less wealth. Those who so believe expect and demand that the “wealthy” should pay estate taxes so that the poor can be provided with all types of government benefits from food stamps to health care. Those who hold that attitude refuse to understand that the wealth others possess isn’t theirs and they have no God given right to share it. Notice, it says God given right. The so called “right” to share in another’s wealth is an edict of politicians who are promoting the Marxist doctrine by appealing to the greed and avarice of their supporters, all of which is contrary to the Constitution. It isn’t the business of anyone, politicians and the greedy alike, to limit the wealth level of anyone through taxes or otherwise, and then wrongfully demand a part of what isn't theirs.

The news article contained items from a report on ways that could be instituted to raise revenue to meet spending needs of the state. One of them was to tax the retirement benefits of “wealthy” retirees. Again, the poobahs have the attitude that the resources of some retirees are too great and they should be tapped to feed the ever growing appetite for state spending. (Remember, it was Bill Clinton who rammed a tax on Social Security through Congress; a tax on money already taxed as ordinary income before the SS contribution is made.)  Of course, such a plan will be popular amongst those who think they will benefit from such taxation. Taxing the wealthy retirees may seem fair to those doing it, but what is fair about taking away the earnings of anyone to satisfy political greed or any other greed?  

Slowly the nation is being transformed into a nation of dependency on the government at the expense of those who have more. It is a ponzi scheme at best with the rob Peter to pay Paul programs that destroy wealth and independence. What those who champion such activities fail to recognize is that the day of reckoning will arrive when Peter has nothing left with which to pay Paul. Full blown Communism will have arrived at that point since all property will belong to the government.

In Sorting It Out, all the foregoing will become reality due to the Rotting from Within caused by those who want something for nothing. The something they will receive in the end is nothing, and the two issues of homosexual marriage and flag burning will be long forgotten as people try to survive in a system that encourages and condones gross immorality and displays a hammer and sickle type flag.

© 06-29-2006 DEC