by Tina Grazier
It’s time to cut Government Spending for a happier and more prosperous New Year
Our government has been acting like a big Fat Santa…wanting to be all things to all of us kiddies, spreading good cheer, and making everything bright. But we are finding, after decades of fat spending by this out of control Santa, that irresponsible generosity just doesn’t pay off in the long run. How bad is it and what can we do? We have behave like adults and cut government spending
Brian Riedl of the Heritage Foundation calculates that the government spends $30,000.00 per year for each and every family in America. None of us actually gets a check for that amount each year. In fact many of us get a bill each year instead based on our year-end tax return. Those of us who do receive money from the government after filing tax returns are only getting checks because too much money was withheld from our paychecks throughout the year. At any rate…30K per family, per year, is a lot of money to be spreading around.
Our troubles began long before the recent housing bubble crash which was the result of a stupidly regulated housing loan industry. No, it actually began when people started believing that government was the answer to all of our problems and the giver of all of our dreams. After the big crash our problems became exacerbated when the government chose to continue to play Fat Santa with the equally stupid stimulus fixes and the fatally harmful helath care debacle. Never before have we had a clearer picture of the folly of excessive government spending and interference in our free society. Americans can now plainly see that our government is no fat Santa and never can be because Santa lives in our own imaginations!
There are ways to change the way Washington works. Most realize that any new direction will be painful. It’s important that we educate ourselves about the options and what they will mean in terms of getting our country back on the road to prosperity. Brian Riedl has a few suggestions in an article, “What to Cut” posted at National Review. I think you will find his suggestions, from banning corporate welfare to repealing Obamacare, thought provoking as we all begin to face the terrible music.
Let’s see what happens when government is forced to act less like Fat Santa and a little more like Scrooge!