Sun Feb 12 2012
It has been many years in the making, but it's apparent the politicians on both sides of the aisle finally think they know better than the average U.S. citizen. Before the social programs, people relied on communities, family and personal responsibility. These times have passed. Many people no longer even know the neighbors living next door. There is no longer the fear of failure. We replaced losing with equality, bankruptcy with bailouts.
There once was a time when a person could take a calculated risk to better himself and his family. The risk was real. Failure possibly meant losing everything and starting over. Now we have added so many levels of safety nets, we removed not only the reality of failure but the possibility of great success.
Somewhere along the line of disregarding the Constitution and the true meaning of the federal government, we forgot the main reason the U.S. is the success that changed the world. Freedom takes personal responsibility. Once government takes over responsibility they also take over freedoms.
At what point does the public decide it's no longer worth the effort to succeed when the government takes so much of your rewards? When do people see that doing nothing is as good as doing all you can? When this time happens, it will already be too late.
Do not get stuck in the Left vs. Right debates, as this is all to distract from the overall takeover of freedoms and success. Both sides are for personal gains and power; no longer is the well being of the country a concern.
The federal government should have no place in making your decisions over health care, retirement or your responsibility to care for the less fortunate. These decisions should be done though responsibility and charity of your own free will.
Chris Trenka
Hudson
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