Hillary's Economic Plan Sounds Eerily like Socialism

Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton cast her vision for "Shared Prosperity." She seeks to appeal to middle class Americans by emphasizing their low wages compared to the number of hours they work. She capitalizes on what she points out as the ever increasing gap between the "haves" and "have nots." Capitalistic societies define their own classes. There are no barriers to hard work, saving, and investing. It seems that she is seeking to redefine the middle class, and give a lower socio-economic level a boot up by cutting their taxes while maintain taxes on the rich.

Health care, energy, and education costs are rising putting the squeeze on the middle class. All the more reason Hillary appeals to those who feel trapped in their current socio-economic level. She says these individuals have been invisible to the current administration, but no one will be invisible if she becomes president. I suppose not, since she will be peeking into everyone's wallet to take from those who have a buck, to give to those who aren't motivated or skilled enough to make one.

She says she is going to restore the bargain: If you work hard and do your part, you can build a better life for yourself and your family. From a middle class perspective let me say, the bargain has never been revoked. There are just as many opportunities for America's best and brightest as there have ever been. If you work hard, set goals, and do your part you can build a better life for yourself and your family. That is what capitalism is all about.

Hillary supporters have been quoted as saying, "There is no middle class anymore." According to Hillary, in 2005 all income gains went to the top 10% of households, while the bottom 90% saw their incomes decline." Did their incomes really decline, or did they spend money frivolously on camcorders, cell phones, HDTV's, etc? Maybe it is time someone define the difference in needs and luxuries.