Originally Posted by JCL

I am not clear on your definition of equalatarian. I had always associated that word with equality related to gender, and so on, not economics. I figured the word egalitarianism worked just fine for the economic equality issues. Maybe I need to get a copy of the Tea Party Dictionary. (edit: I found one on line)

Communism came from the articles posted by you. If you don't believe the ideas in the article, you should perhaps say so when you post, otherwise people may interpret the opinions expressed as matching yours.

What led you to believe that I have faith in Obama, or that I am defending him? The only way I can see that from my posts in this thread is if you believe that Obama is a Communist, which is, incidentally, a view I don't share. I was illustrating the logical inconsistencies in the argument, and pointing out that calling political oponents Communists doesn't do much to advance the debate.

Automatic enrollment doesn't sound evil to me. I think you have the same concept for your social security cards, if people are going to work and pay taxes. It isn't going after the individual, it is ensuring that the businesses impacted offer pension opportunities to their employees. See my comments above on equality of opportunity (to have a pension, in this case), a decidedly right-of-the-spectrum concept.

I just find it interesting the degree to which US politics are being polarized and poisoned by inflamed rhetoric. IMO.

Unlike you, I don't have any dog in this fight, directly, I don't even live or vote in your country. I am impacted indirectly, seeing as how our economy is so closely tied to the US, and that Canada is your largest foreign oil provider. So I don't get to have a say every four years, but we as a country prosper or not based largely on the health of your economy. That causes me to be interested.

So maybe that is a third side?