Feb 19 2009
Don’t lay your guilt trip on me…
Conversation from the day:
Me: Did you see Rick Santelli lose it on CNBC?
Other person: No, but I did see the headline on Drudge.
Me: Yeah, I saw the video after I read the headline. I thought it was going to be a big monster of a blowout from everyone on the floor of the exchange. It was mild on the floor, but Rick was definitely fired up!
Me: The sentiment is why should people who can afford their home subsidize those who cannot. Those people who bit off more than they can chew. Then the question was asked, “what if the Mortgage interest rates were 2 percent?” And Rick said, “it doesn’t matter if it was negative 2 percent because they simply can’t afford these homes regardless of the rate.
Other person: So it’s government subsidized homes. I swear I don’t think people understand what Capitalism is and that we live in a Capitalistic society.
Me: Why do you think that is, it’s not complicated.
Other person: I think people feel guilty for what they have and what others don’t.
Me: Why, I mean who makes them feel guilty, where are these guilty feelings coming from? Not all people that feel this way are rich.
Other person: Those are the people that want their handout too and they believe because others have led them to believe that everyone is entitled…
Me: Look, I’m not rich and I don’t believe that taxes should be raised on the rich or anyone else to pay for entitlements or welfare or handouts. Donations should be just that voluntary not mandated by the state.
Other person: There are people in this country who believe that everyone is entitled to all the same things. I believe they are entitled to the same opportunities to earn those things, but not handed out like bread on a bread line.
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Other Voices:
Celebrate Free Speech While it Lasts! by the Anchoress
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Gimme, gimme, gimme: More scenes from the anti-Obama entitlement backlash By Michelle Malkin
So, a CNBC host is calling for a new “tea party” to protest Barack Obama’s out-of-control spendulus/entitlement culture? We’ve been doing it all week. Seattle, Denver, Mesa. Kansas this weekend. And more outbreaks to come.
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Video: The obligatory “CNBC, Chicago traders dump on Obama’s mortgage plan” clip HotAir by Allahpundit
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