Take from the Poor and Give to the
Rich
For
as long as we can remember the media has portrayed the Republican Party as
supporters of the wealthy and Democrats as advocates for the economically
challenged. Recent administrative actions have suggested otherwise. Society is
constantly told that small business is the “backbone of America” and that we
were founded on the basis of those ambitious ideas. We are now in 2016 and it
doesn’t quite seem like that’s the case does it? Recently administrative restrictions
tend to aid the side of big business as opposed to the smaller local businesses
when it comes to policies, especially those related to firearms and parts.
Unnecessary amounts of restrictions and regulations with large fees leave small
business owners no choice but to pull out of the market and close their doors
simply because it’s no longer profitable nor feasible to keep them open. Now the customers, who chose to support the
small businesses, no longer have that option. They are forced to support large
retailers, a perfect example of “Taking from the Poor and Giving to the Rich”.
When drowning small businesses with restrictions and regulations does our
nation’s government stop to consider the effectiveness of the legislative
orders they are passing and what impact they are actually have on gun control
and safety. Legislators should be forced to ask themselves the questions, was
the legislation effective in improving gun safety or did it just put the poor
man out of business? Perhaps the only impact the legislation had was satisfying
public perception that we are part of a progressive movement.