Why are so many folks fixated on "Big Government", perceived evils of health care reform, bailouts, the fact that our president has not undone the decades of deregulation, wall street greed, power and influence perpetrated by people who are now spouting off against him and/or created new jobs at the drop of a hat?
What is Big Government anyway? Is it the safefy nets created since the 1930s to take care of the poor, the disabled, the discriminated against? Sure, we have to spend something to keep the economy on track after the housing crisis and the wall street guys wrecking thinng, it doesn't happen by magic. We are a nation of 307,006, 550 people (I looked it up) and growing. Who is going to provide for all these people if not Big Government? Small Government? Small government inevitably becomes controlled by a small group of insiders who dictate everything. With Small Government, there is no wing of government to go to get redress for evils, misdirected justice, discrimination, or acess to social programs to help the poor and disabled.
So, advocates of Small Government, what are you really wanting? Power. YOUR small group in charge so you can dictate to the rest of us.
On health care: What do you really want? Health care for yourself and your family, not for poor people? What should we do with poor people who don't have any? Let them die? This is the real death panel.
Maybe the real reason is tea partiers don't want to pay for anyone but themselves. Back to Small Government theory stated.
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