Socialism is better defined by its goals rather than its means to those goals.  For instance, does it matter if redistribution of the wealth is brought about by actual government ownership of the means of production, the technical definition, or by government control of the private means of production--which is Obama's approach?  The result is the same. 

However, Obama's plan is a better plan for government socialists.  Rather than government ownership of business, his plan simply takes over control and takes the rewards of private enterprise, while leaving the risks with the business owners who have to make it work and who are more motivated and forced to be more creative than government management.  Nice.

Consider this a warning of what Obama with a Democratic Congress could do to businesses, especially small businesses, to get that control.  Obama could and likely will mandate many of the following possibilities onto companies.

25 Obama Mandates:

1. Mandated days off to vote
2. Mandated paid holidays
3. Mandated health care insurance (which he still refuses to explain)
4. Mandated increases in matching social security taxes
5. Mandated low hiring qualifications
6. Mandated jobs for employees lost to automation 
7. Mandated hiring quotas
8. Mandated minimum wage increases
9. Mandated wage adjustments for "comparable worth"
10. Mandated child care programs for employees
11. Mandated union recognition with no secret ballots
12. Mandated profit limits and "excess earnings" tax
13. Mandated "volunteer" social work
14. Mandated welfare tax credits advanced by companies
15. Mandated gay marriage benefits
16. Mandated paid maternity leave for moms and dads
17. Mandated severance and extended unemployment benefits
18. Mandated retirement contributions
19. Mandated redistribution of existing retirement balances
20. Mandated religious tolerance for Muslims and observance of their holidays
21. Mandated rehab and continued employment for addicts 
22. Mandated safety requirments beyond all reason
23. Mandated fees and taxes for "global warming"
24. Mandated price controls
25. Mandated rationing - the best one 

Businesses, particularly small ones, will have their backs broken with mandates.

But, that shouldn't matter to Obama's base, which thinks that it doesn't have to fear for their jobs, as Obama, with a Democratic run Congress, could mandate that business owners forego profits to maintain employment levels--until they are all out of business.  It's all in the name of the common good.  

It's socialism, no matter how it is accomplished, and it's being pushed by people who think that it's government which makes our country great rather than its people--and they are wrong and should be denied their chance for the wrong kind of change. 

Authored by Woody

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