I have talked a good bit about the current oil prices and such, so, it's really no secret where I stand. I have even said that some people, like Bill O'Reilly, who is usually pretty solid with information, have bought into a lot of the hype on this issue.
That being said, O'Reilly said the other day that he would like to see the oil companies voluntarily give 2% of their net profits to a fund to help poor people pay their heating bills this winter. There some pros and some cons to this proposal, but over all, I think that it would be a good idea for the oil companies, especially from a PR standpoint. Certainly not something that they have to do, but not a bad idea.
That's not my point today though. You see, someone emailed O'Reilly and called him a Socialist for proposing this plan. Of course, it would only be Socialism in if it were mandated, if the Oil Companies chose to do it, it would just be charitable giving. Anyway, the person then went on to say that it's the Governments job to help the poor! I mean, what a Moron! That is the basic definition of Socialism! The Government forcibly taking money away from one person (or industry) to give to someone else is Socialism. A company doing so of it's own free will, regardless of their reasons, is called charitable giving, and that is the way things are supposed to be done.
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