What we do today shapes our future; similarly, what we do shapes the country, and what the country does shapes the future of the world. Decreased freedom and the sacrilege of the constitution defile what our founding fathers intended for our nation to be. As a result, we are propelled on a slow but constant route towards socialism, which will ultimately destroy our country’s values, economy, and general success. The choices made by today’s political leaders influence the individual and their circumstances, worldviews, and future. Current restrictions and proposed laws will have a long-term impact on American thinking; examples include the near inevitable move towards socialized healthcare and the recent smoking ban that’s been passed in many places across the nation.
Many of the leading politicians want to socialize healthcare. If this proposition is eventually passed, it will set a foundation for the socialization of other vital industries in the United States, including banking, transportation, utilities, and communication companies. While their intentions may be pure, the impact of these decisions may have an irreparable impact on America. The socialization of healthcare has been tried throughout the world with varying degrees of success; in Canada, it takes months to get the proper care. Many Canadian doctors move to the United States to treat patients, which shows flaws in the system. History shows that when governments take control and monopolize any business, things turn out for the worse. An accurate example of this is the postal system; while the postal system worked perfectly fine as it was, the introduction of independent postal companies such as FedEx and UPS, revolutionized the shipping industry. With new competition, the U.S.P.S. had to work harder to compete, which resulted in better services for consumers. Competition produces better results in every industry, including shipping and healthcare.
One of the prime examples of decisions made today that will impact our future is the recent smoking ban in Illinois and many other states. This is a major breech on our freedom. However, because many people don’t smoke, they do not fight for their right to do so. While smoking is certainly not healthy, who is the government to tell us that we cannot do it on our own property? If a man owns a business, a bar, for example, he should have the right to allow people to smoke on his property. If other customers do not want to be around smoke, then they should go elsewhere. These choices today shape our future by giving the government more control. We have let them take away this freedom; as a result, more restrictions will follow. Because of this choice, in the future they will have more control over regulating many more aspects of business.
The basic duties of the government are to protect the people from foreign and domestic threats, establish a justice system, and coin currency. Anything beyond that can do little good and only harms the people and economy. Denying basic constitutional rights are only the beginning; socializing healthcare and banning smoking on private property are two choices that have been made today that will shape the future of our country, resulting in an imprisoned society fed, bred and manipulated from the cradle to the grave.
The above is an essay I wrote around a year and a half ago for a local short essay contest about how our choices today impact our future. If I recall correctly, it won 3rd place. This was written before Obama was the President Elect. Notice how I briefly mentioned how socialization in one industry (healthcare) will result in the socialization of other industries (investment/banking, transportation, utilities, and communication companies). While we have not yet passed socialized healthcare, we are beginning to socialize some companies in the banking and investment industries.
The concepts expressed in this essay hold true today. If we give up some of our rights, we’ll ultimately end up giving more. We sacrifice one thing because it doesn’t apply to us; eventually, when rights we care about are threatened, we cannnot do anything about it because we’ve already given up too much. It’s a slippery slope. It may be cliche, but it’s true nonetheless.
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