Abolition of private property HERE?

Let’s look at the 10 planks of the Communist Manifesto:

1. “Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.” Well, we’re working on this one. The federal government owns huge amounts of land and is acquiring more. Private property rights are being eroded deliberately in the name of protecting the environment.

2. “A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.” Need I say more? Before Ronald Reagan’s tax law changes we had exactly that and many Americans support the idea of taxing the rich more than the less-rich.

3. “Abolition of all rights of inheritance.” We haven’t gone all the way on that one, but heavy estate taxes are a step in that direction. Estate taxes are purely punitive because they are taxes levied on assets on which multiple taxes have already been paid many times.

4. “Confiscation of the property of emigrants and rebels.” Well, our forefathers confiscated the property of those who supported the British during the Revolution, and, under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and other civil statutes, property is being confiscated right and left in the name of the war on drugs. And, based upon today’s culture, could “domestic terrorists” be considered “rebels”?

5. “Centralization of credit in the hands of the state . . . .” Pretty much done. See the Federal Reserve Act.

6. “Centralization of the means of communications and transport in the hands of the state.” Seen a private road or bridge lately? Who licenses all radio and television? Only the First Amendment saves the print press from federal licensing, but I suspect that hate-speech laws will soon follow hate-crime laws, and that will erode that freedom.

7. “Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the state . . . .” Well, the government runs many businesses and some folks would like to see it run more.

8. “Equal obligation to work. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.” We’ve escaped this one mainly, in my opinion, because of the Second Amendment (the right to own firearms) and mechanization. First, a guaranteed basic income, then the duties assigned to receive it?

9. “Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of distinction between town and country.” Pretty much done, because big corporations dominate what’s left of agriculture and mass communications have more or less erased cultural differences.

10. “Free education of all children in public schools. Abolition of child factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production.” Done. Be careful when Socialists and Communists use the word “free”! Free always has strings attached, or should we say a hand in your wallet?

Remember israel’s Kibbutz HERE – they are communists, and they influence the world!

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