Earn Your Own Way! (Political Rant...You've Been Warned)

I just received a robot call from an outfit called United Breastcare Foundation asking for a donation. Now, I am a guy and am united in saving all the breasts. Breasts are great and should be preserved for as long as possible. In fact, what man (MAN) in his right mind would not want to help save the beautiful women sporting those life-giving mammary glands that we enjoy staring at while hanging out on a beach, pool, work, while driving, standing, sleeping, watching television...yeah, you get the picture.

All humor aside, one of the great things that has made America great (again/always) is our giving nature. We help those incapable of helping themselves, but pick ourselves up by our own bootstraps and frown upon asking for help unless in great need. We're 'Muricans, dammit and we take care of our own.

With that said, it is important that we understand what capitalism means. From dictionary.com--

noun

1. an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.

Interestingly, our own Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution of the United States in no way outline methods or laws that require anyone to pay for someone else. If that is true (and it is), why are so many hell bent on keeping in place ridiculous laws like the Affordable Care Act?

The reason is clear to those of us with a defined notion of self-preservation and a desire to maintain The Constitution; laws such as the ACA are the antithesis of capitalism and freedom. They handcuff Americans by making them dependent on government (you know, those folks we vote for in hopes of keeping us free, but whose actions are exactly the opposite). Supporters of this nonsense are perplexing and strange. They scream about "freedom" while supporting those who desire to control us!

Of course, the ACA is only symptomatic of a much larger problem for those who support it. Many of these same individuals want to sit at home watching television or backpacking around the countryside while the government supports their whimsical nature. My question to these individuals--where do you think the government gets the money to support your laziness?

I will leave this here for your to chew on, ponder, and consider. If you have used the ACA to your benefit then I am happy for you. But before you respond, perhaps you could offer your thanks to me and the millions of others that paid for your care.  :)