Last week, White House press secretary, Jay Carney praised the benefits of the Affordable Care Act saying, “As a part of this new day in health care, Americans would no longer be trapped in a job just to provide coverage for their families, and would have the opportunity to pursue their dreams.”
Carney has taken the conversation beyond helping the less fortunate to get by and painted a picture where selfish bliss is the measure for the value of life. Happiness does not come from earning or building something, but from doing what you feel. Americans of previous generations prided themselves on their work ethic, ingenuity and self-determination. Today, that has been replaced with Dr. Spock’s follow your own bliss mantra.
President Obama and his party can’t bring this nation back to greatness because they don’t understand human nature and they don’t understand how this nation rose to greatness. The idea that succeeding in America and working hard are somehow disconnected is proof of that fact.
The problem with following a dream is that someone has to fund it. Increasingly, many Americans want to do what is pleasant rather than what is profitable and often difficult. This would be perfectly fine if they did not expect others to pay for their bliss. There is something to be said for pursuing a thing for its own sake, but the sane individual understands that those pursuits need to come with a paycheck, profits, donations, or investments in order to sustain them.
The Obama administration’s dream is that individuals no longer need to appeal to their communities when they require support. Far away in the Federal City, there is a wizard who has devised a cunning scheme. He knows his followers’ bliss must be funded and he places that burden on those he has disdained all of his life: the wealthy.
This idea is in no way sustainable, nor does it bring any benefit to the poor. It ensures that their communities will remain poor because none are willing to stand up and declare, “I can build this.” What sorts of dreams are derived from individuals who lack creative thought and initiative? Worse than the economic horror and constitutional violations, Carney’s description of the ACA strikes at the heart of American ingenuity.
There are many Americans who are very hardworking and still poor. There are reasons for this. Broken homes, poor ethics, lack of industry, and lack of community are often at the heart of the chronically impoverished neighborhood. And Obama’s policies have only increased these problems.
When challenged about his support of marriage and family on the Bill O’Reilly Show this past Super Bowl Sunday, Obama assured O’Reilly and America that he had spoken about these issues in at least ten speeches. I am curious if you remember them, because I can’t. The president then went on to focus on encouraging Americans to spend time with their children and pay child support. No mention of marriage or families was included.
It is completely understandable that the president’s policies are not about growing wealth even in those he purports to help. If that were the case, his policies would promote family and a stronger work ethic, since this is how one obtains wealth. Still, what can America expect from a man whose first real job was president of the United States?
