The Only Changes

The current administration's campaign theme was "change you can believe in."

Well, the only changes the American populous has been subjected to are detrimental to the very core of democracy and capitalism, both of which have provided the foundation that the global success of the United States has been built on.

Change for the sake of change is not good. In fact, change is a very destructive concept when applied for the sake of itself.

We, the United States, has seen one change so far that will ultimately result in our demise as a democracy and the economic cornerstone of the global system. That change is two fold. First, our current administration has embarked on a path that leads to socialism, punishing those that work hard to achieve what they perceive will afford them liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Secondly, the unprecedented growth in the size of government and the the powers it has over the people that have worked very hard fro what they have.

After all the complaining and concern about the Patriot Act, there is not so much as a mumble about the over-reaching powers the new administration has grasped and are seeking. These multiple new powers the new admin desires and has given itself will destroy the fabric of American ingenuity. The power of the government to determine salaries of company executives will diminish the drive and desire of people to achieve such success. The government control of the US financial market is akin to that of the former Soviet Union.

Socialism didn't work in the USSR, it is not working in China, and it's certainly not going to work here in the Land of the FREE and the Home of the Brave, the United States of America!