I’m sick and tired of Conservatives being demonized in the
media when it comes to the discussion of government spending at every level of
the bureaucracy but particularly on entitlements.
I consider myself a compassionate human being that believes
in helping others having spent 15 years in a community service organization
(U.S. Jaycees) raising money for all sorts of charities. In a 5 year period I
chaired projects that help raise $23,000 the Wyoming Multiple Sclerosis Society
and $4,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Association. I've assisted with other
projects that raised money for St. Jude's Children's Hospital, the Ronald
McDonald House, and a specialized care facility that cares for children dying
of aids. This doesn't include some of the local charities I've been involved
with like Toys for Tots, Christmas Shopping Sprees, Thanksgiving Food Baskets,
and Hunter Safety for kids.
So please don't generalize and put me and others like me in some box where we don't belong, I'm not some heartless human being that doesn't care about the social problems others are facing but it must start with a righteous and earnest need.
If you are between the ages of 18 and 63 and are of sound mental and physical health you should be able to provide for yourself. As a taxpayer giving almost 50% of what I earn to the government I should have the right to question where and how that money is being spent.
Helping the truly needy, children and senior citizens is something we must do as a civilized society. Writing blank checks and laying out a red carpet for people who could and should be doing it on their own is a totally different matter. That's where situation has become horribly unbalanced. Our free society cannot and will not survive this kind of non-accountability.
So please don't generalize and put me and others like me in some box where we don't belong, I'm not some heartless human being that doesn't care about the social problems others are facing but it must start with a righteous and earnest need.
If you are between the ages of 18 and 63 and are of sound mental and physical health you should be able to provide for yourself. As a taxpayer giving almost 50% of what I earn to the government I should have the right to question where and how that money is being spent.
Helping the truly needy, children and senior citizens is something we must do as a civilized society. Writing blank checks and laying out a red carpet for people who could and should be doing it on their own is a totally different matter. That's where situation has become horribly unbalanced. Our free society cannot and will not survive this kind of non-accountability.
What Barry Goldwater said 40 years ago is coming to fruition
today, “The effect of Welfare on freedom will be felt later on - after its
beneficiaries becomes it victims, after dependence on government has turned
into bondage and it is too late to unlock the jail.”
Everyone needs help now and then, people make mistakes and
need temporary or long term assistance but we can't keep rewarding people who
could be contributing something to their own welfare.
This goes for corporate welfare and government subsidized business as well. It should not be the governments or the taxpayer’s job to subsidize any individual or business. Higher education is one of investments we should subsidize but only if the receiver of said money understands that it is a loan and that like all loans it comes with accountability and payback.
Long before the great Welfare State created by FDR and liberal Democrats in the 30’s families had the individual responsibility to take care of their own children and their aged parents. If they needed help Churches, private and public civic organizations helped them as well. This is what we should return to. Not a giant bloated federal bureaucracy that is wasting billions taking it from the producers and giving to the non-producers who have no stake or consequences attached to it.
Yes, we should help children under 18 with health care and education if certain conditions are met. Yes, we most certainly must take care of the people who are seniors and need assistance. Yes, we need to help people who are physically and mentally handicapped. I can't believe any "reasonable" person no matter what their political views would disagree with this kind of taxpayer assistance.
However, we're all fooling ourselves if we believe they are no more sacred cows and that we can keep borrowing, spending and printing money forever. Every single federal agency is wasting billions. It’s beyond our small minds to comprehend the mammoth waste and we must force DC to start taking some personal and financial responsibility and accountability. This includes welfare or entitlements whatever term you choose to use.
This goes for corporate welfare and government subsidized business as well. It should not be the governments or the taxpayer’s job to subsidize any individual or business. Higher education is one of investments we should subsidize but only if the receiver of said money understands that it is a loan and that like all loans it comes with accountability and payback.
Long before the great Welfare State created by FDR and liberal Democrats in the 30’s families had the individual responsibility to take care of their own children and their aged parents. If they needed help Churches, private and public civic organizations helped them as well. This is what we should return to. Not a giant bloated federal bureaucracy that is wasting billions taking it from the producers and giving to the non-producers who have no stake or consequences attached to it.
Yes, we should help children under 18 with health care and education if certain conditions are met. Yes, we most certainly must take care of the people who are seniors and need assistance. Yes, we need to help people who are physically and mentally handicapped. I can't believe any "reasonable" person no matter what their political views would disagree with this kind of taxpayer assistance.
However, we're all fooling ourselves if we believe they are no more sacred cows and that we can keep borrowing, spending and printing money forever. Every single federal agency is wasting billions. It’s beyond our small minds to comprehend the mammoth waste and we must force DC to start taking some personal and financial responsibility and accountability. This includes welfare or entitlements whatever term you choose to use.
“Our whole way of life today is dedicated to the removal of
risk. Cradle to grave we are supported, insulated, and isolated from the risks
of life and if we fail, our government stands ready with band-aids of every
size.” Shirley Temple Black
Llewellyn Rockwell once said, “The laws of economics tell us
that the expansion of the central state can't go on forever. Its limit is
reached when the looted turn on the looters.”
The longer we’re in denial about the spending and debt problem and the longer nothing is done to reverse course, the worst the social and economic consequences are going to be for everyone. We're pawning this off on our children and grandchildren and one day soon if nothing changes we're headed for a complete financial collapse and they'll be the ones trying to pick up the pieces.
The longer we’re in denial about the spending and debt problem and the longer nothing is done to reverse course, the worst the social and economic consequences are going to be for everyone. We're pawning this off on our children and grandchildren and one day soon if nothing changes we're headed for a complete financial collapse and they'll be the ones trying to pick up the pieces.
