Renegade Rants Episode 4: Social Insurance and Gun Control
Every once in awhile, I hear someone make a stupid argument to support their Statist position that doesn't even make any sense. I think to myself, boy that is a stupid argument! Unfortunately, the person I am talking to usually can't grasp why their position is so weak. Often, they are just parroting talking points they heard in school or on television.
Of course, I am a reasonably polite person and don't want to alienate friends and relatives so I usually just bite my tongue. These rants, however, are going to be a place where I can express my raw and uncensored honesty.
I originally planned to cover four topics in this rant but I got a little long-winded and I decided to split it into two separate rants instead.
In this rant, I discuss Social Insurance and gun control.
The main rebuttal I hear when I voice my disdain for Social Insurance is, People are too lazy and irresponsible to save for their own retirement. The government needs to save for them so they don't end up destitute in their old age. This may very well be the most ridiculous argument for a statist program I have ever heard. It's no secret that the government has blown the majority of the money they've collected for Social Insurance over the decades and on general spending no less.
They are basically using the money they collect today to pay those who have already retired. They never invested the money either! The program is a joke, really. I mean, if anyone is going to blow the money it may as well be me. At least then I could enjoy it!
The gun control issue is a complicated one and truthfully it deserves it's own full rant or series of rants. However, I heard one particular argument recently that always gets under my skin. To summarize, the argument was that only trained experts should be allowed to use guns.
What the people who make this argument don't realize is, the gun training police and armed security guards take in order to be able to carry a gun in Canada is really easy. The training is much like obtaining a drivers license, in that almost anyone that takes the course would be able to pass. Their competency level isn't what distinguishes them from normal gun owners, their special government granted status is.
Well, those are the two topics for today and if you are triggered or offended I don't care; life is much easier to navigate when you don't care what others think about you. Stay tuned for the next rant where I discuss raw milk and home schooling.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Empire_State_Building_shooting - I said the police shot 11 people, it was actually 11 total shot, 9 innocent bystanders by the police.
https://www.caseyresearch.com/heres-what-the-government-did-with-your-social-security-money/
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