Tom Nicholson's post has had millions of hits on
Facebook, and there’s no wonder why:
A guy looked at my new Corvette
the other day and said, "I
wonder how many people could have been fed for
the money that sports car cost."
I
replied: “I am not sure. It fed a lot of families in Bowling Green, Kentucky
who built it, it fed the people who make the tires, it fed the people who made
the components that went into it, it fed the people in the copper mine who
mined the copper for the wires, it fed people in Decatur IL at Caterpillar who
make the trucks that haul the copper ore.
“It fed
the trucking people who hauled it from the plant to the dealer, and fed the
people working at the dealership and their families. BUT,… I have to admit, I guess I really don’t
know how many people it fed.
“That
is the difference between capitalism and a welfare mentality. When you buy something, you put
money in people’s pockets and give them dignity for their skills. When you give someone something
for nothing, you rob them of their dignity and self worth.
“Capitalism is freely
giving your money in exchange for something of value. Socialism
is taking your money against your will and shoving something down your throat
that you never asked for.
“I’ve
decided I can’t be politically correct anymore. (I never was, actually)”
Sincerely, Tom Nicholson
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