Socialized Horse Racing

Based on the new direction for our country being outlined by King Obama it is obvious that the rules of horse racing need to be changed in order to make it fair for everyone.
 
Currently horse racing is considered the most exciting 2 minutes in sport.  Everyone involved works all year long to improve their horse and chances to win.  Jockeys compete to ride the best horse.  And people try to figure out which horse will in fact win the race and wager lots of money on their favorites.
 
Those who are victorious experience a tremendous high emotionally and win lots of money for the race and breeding fees too. Plus those who wager correctly also win some money.  In other words, horse racing is about competition and there are rewards for being the best and being right.
 
Because of this it is not only exciting, but also generates lots of jobs for the economy.  But what about those who lose?  This hurts their self esteem.  It also may be costly to them financially.  
 
We can no longer subject our citizens to this type of abuse.  So I'm hereby suggesting we have socialized horse racing in the future to help the new President take the country where he wants us to go.
 
Here is how socialized horse racing works....
 
1.  Anyone who wants to enter a horse into the race fills out lengthy government forms and must document whether the horse is male or female, what type it is (Arabian, etc.) and where the horse calls home.  The reason for this is there must be equal representation to be fair and so there will be quotas for each type of horse and geographical location.
 
2.  Next there will be a random drawing to determine which horses will be allowed to enter the race based on the quotas.
 
3.  The government will provide transportation for the horse, to get them to the race track, in cases where the owner can show it would be a financial hardship to transport the horse to the track.  A food allowance will also be provided as well.
 
4.  When the race begins it will be difficult to get all the horses to cross the finish line at the same time, especially since some of the horses may be old or not even thoroughbreds.  But don't worry.  There are no winners and losers in this race.  In the interest of fairness all horses are considered to have achieved the same result and deserve the same reward.
 
Note:  After these rules are enforced for a few years there will be fewer and fewer well trained thoroughbred horses because there will no longer be any money or glory in it.
 
5. All owners will be paid the same amount regardless of where there horse finished in the race.
 
6.  People will still be allowed to wager, but at the end of the race all the money will be split equally minus a fee for those who administer the program.  So regardless of your pick you will receive less back than what you wagered.  Think of it like taxes where you send the money into  Washington and get less back after the bureacrats take administrative fees without really adding any value.
 
If you have a brain you know this would destroy the horse racing industry and would leave people with no reason to dream big, work hard, and strive for excellence in the horse racing industry.  Soon the whole industry would collapse and could only be supported with taxpayer dollars.  It would be a dull sham that in reality would not be good for anyone.
 
What these new rules would do for the horse racing industry is the same thing these type of rules will do for anything else in our economy where socialist concepts are applied, e.g., health care, auto industry, etc.  Keep socialized horse racing in mind the next time you hear this type of horse hockey spouted by King Obama and others in his party, along with some sorry republicans, in regards to the direction our country should go in the 21st century. 
 
J. Cogburn