John Edwards, in a line that may well top off his political epitaph one day, famously said that there are “Two Americas”.\u00a0 He was referring to the literal and metaphorical gulf betweenr America’s “Haves” and “Have Nots”.\u00a0 He didn’t note that there are also two Indias, two Phillipines, two Frances and two Argentinas, but Edwards has never been one to let eternal truths of the human condition get in the way of a sound bite.<\/p>\n
Conservatives accept these gulfs, recognizing that talent, innate applied intelligence, hard work and just-plain-luck and the lack of them will put people in one America or the other.\u00a0 At the same time, most see a moral obligation to cut down the hurdles and obstacles between the two – especially the exits from “Have Not” America.<\/p>\n
The left, on the other hand, has always sought to make life in “Have Not” America at least superficially less onerous, all the while making “Have” America a refreshing oasis for those who spend their days dwelling on the plight of the “Have Nots”. \u00a0\u00a0 Their rationale isn’t much different from the one that royalty accepted in years past; the responsibilities of taking care of ones’ inferiors justified life’s little luxuries, and the big ones as well.\u00a0 In big ways (the USSR’s kommissars shopped at special stores and lived in special housing while the proles waited in line for bread and crammed entire families into studio apartments) and little (count the number of anti-Second-Amendment celebs who’ve used their connections to get themselves and\/or their bodyguards concealed carry permits), the left constantly squirrels away perks for their fellow “haves”.<\/p>\n
Since the bloom is finally coming off Obama’s electoral rose, it’s time to catalog the Administration’s, and the Democrats’, attempts to make “Have” America a nicer place for those who take care of all of us peasants. Education<\/strong><\/p>\n Vices and Sin<\/strong><\/p>\n Food<\/strong><\/ul>\n Obesity<\/strong><\/p>\n Transportation<\/strong><\/p>\n
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opiate<\/strike> caffeinate of the masses – is in line for punitive taxes<\/a>.<\/li>\n