Are we becoming a Communist nation?

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10 Planks of the Communist Manifesto

1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.
   
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
   
3. Abolition of all right of inheritance.
   
4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
   
5. Centralisation of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
   
6. Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State.
   
7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
   
8. Equal liability of all to labour. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.
   
9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equal distribution of the population over the country.
   
10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labour in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, &c., &c.^[6]
    

Nah, but within another 50 years or so I can see us being the:

United Socialist States of North America.

50 years huh? Let's see if my guess of 5 years or less would be more correct.....


1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2005 that your land is yours until someone else wants it. If you don't want to give it up, ANY government agency can claim imminent domain and take your land for basically any reason. It doesn't even have to be for government use.
Supreme Court Ruling


2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.

The last time I checked, an income tax is FORBIDDEN by our Constitution. Technically, the I.R.S. has never been created. Do your own research and you will see. Have fun using that in court, because the KGB...I mean IRS will just ignore you and prosecute anyway.


3. Abolition of all right of inheritance.

I do believe our beloved "Messiah", B. Hussein Obama, made many threats/promises on the campaign trail on this. He wants the government to take away a huge portion of your estate, at death, so that it can be shared with others of the governments choosing. Shame on you for being thrifty and saving money and dying with ANY money in the bank.


4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.

Let me think on this one.....


5. Centralisation of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.

Can you say BAILOUTS to the tune of $700 BILLION? (btw, that 700 billion is already at a mere 7.6 TRILLION)
Can you also say FEDERAL RESERVE, which is neither federal nor a reserve. WE print OUR money, give it to our central bank, and then rent it from them.
The federal reserve system came into existence in 1913, and by most accounts, caused the great depression. Also, because of government spending, the depression lasted for 10 long years, when it could have been no more than a small recession (read market correction) of about 18 months or so.


6. Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State.

Pronounced "The Fairness Doctrine". Also, Federal COMMUNICATION Commission. Need I say more?


7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.

GM and Chrysler...again, BAILOUT (another dirty word that means government owned and operated, with the capital suppliers, also known as taxpayers, getting NO dividends for their investment)..
EPA and the 'Superfund' cleanup. Did you ever hear or read about people losing their land because some tree hugging, greeny weeny thinks that a drop of water MIGHT have landed on that piece of dirt at some point in the history of the earth? Do some checking and you WILL! Reader's Digest has had MANY stories on this.
I also believe that pretty much every county, in every state has a Soil Conservation Dept.


8. Equal liability of all to labour. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.

Especially for agriculture.... You mean when the 'government' has to tell you what you can grow on YOUR land. They also pay fairly well to NOT grow certain crops.....hmmm


9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equal distribution of the population over the country.

ETHANOL...BIODIESEL...just a couple of things that come to mind. No sense eating our food when we can burn it in our vehicles. And don't even think of drilling for VAST quantities of our own oil...tsk, tsk, tsk.


10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labour in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, &c., &c.

Government indoctrination camps. Most of us attended them. Fortunately, a handful of us grew brains in spite of our learning's. We are what Washington now calls "evil, hate mongering, Christian conservatives".

Feel free to help me with number 4. Otherwise, it looks as though we have 9 out of 10 alreay.