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It is up to the people to take responsibility for their families stop demanding assistance from the government.
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I hope the people continue to express their dissatisfaction with this administration and congress. Our elected representatives should hear from us on a regular basis. They hear from me on issues that are of concern to me.
I wish more would express their views. There is an old saying that holds true today. "It is the squeaky wheel that receives the grease."
The people need to not only stay in touch with their elected representatives, but get out and VOTE!!!
One thing, as a people need to do, is insist that congress follow the constitution. It would be easy to balance the federal budget if congress strictly adhered to the constitution. Much of what they have been doing for decades has not been constitutional. I doubt that most people would be willing to take the time to actually read the constitution and check them when they make laws and propose expansion of government. The primary function of our government, as outlined in our constitution, is to provide for the security of our country. The main thing they should be doing is have a strong military to protect our borders, and diplomacy to work with other countries. Other than those functions, there is little that the original founders set up in our original constitution.
Social programs are designed to elect and keep those elected in office. They BUY people's vote with goodies like welfare and special tax incentives. I group corporate welfare programs in this. Just look at our industry. The government has NO business paying carriers to train drivers. Before the government got involved, companies trained their own drivers at their own expense or new drivers learned on their own without any government money involved.
One reason our taxes are so high is to pay for all these programs. It is KILLING our country and taking away our freedoms. With every dollar the government funnels to individuals and industry we are losing a little more of our freedom. |


