>> There are plenty of people who use and benefit from government programs on the right as there are on the left. There isn't a single black person anywhere within miles of this county and there are lots of people on disability, welfare, unemployment, medicare, social security and medicaid.
I don't disagree about this; we have become a nation of entitlement, where people EXPECT to receive some taxpayer largesse. This is what 30 years of welfare state gets you.
The disability data represents a microcosm. It has increased, outpacing population growth, since its inception. Why? Because people have come to think they're "entitled" to receive it if they get a sore shoulder or can't walk without a little pain. The reality, of course, is that as we grow older, we get aches and pains. So, you end up with this growth in disability benefits, not all Democrats of course, because society in general, thinks it is owed to them. The problem, though, is that society cannot possibly pay for it.
I think your post totally makes my point for me. Over time, if society can borrow without limitation, it will suck up future generations' standards of living to make life easy for the current generations. They'll take it because it is there.
This is NOT the fault of the beneficiaries. It is the fault of a state that is out of control, a dysfunctional government, which can't say "no."
It is going to stop now, or it is going to stop when your kids and mine have no future standards of living. I've made my choice and you have made yours. I can sleep at night with mine. I'm not sure about you. |
