We’re Going To Spend Our Way To Prosperity
By: Doug Busselman, Executive Vice President
While it is a given that government spending is going to happen – the degree to which they keep doing it (and the pace at which they proceed) is nothing short of …. Well? (somewhere between breath-taking and totally disgusting). The insights into the continued need for lawmakers to pack spending bills with earmarks and other methods of taking care of their interests also is quite telling, especially headed into an election year where they might just need to talk voters into believing that when they are legislating – it’s a good thing that they are there.
As always, we understand that what is one person’s “pork” is another person’s “essential spending”, but in the final analysis it would be a good idea to perhaps at least consider fiscal responsibility. While this small detail might seem a signal of impending recognition of the need to back off from the throttle of more down-the-drain outpouring, it doesn’t portend to be much more than a tired wrist of scratching out more checks.
The ones who are really going to be worn out are those who have to work to pay for the burden government spending is causing…although you won’t have to worry about finding time to spend the money you’ve earned, because the higher taxes you’re going to be paying will leave you with little to keep for yourself. It’s one of the downsides of the socialistic system that our elected officials are seeking to install – everyone is made equal by taking away from those who have, keeping the government fully-cared for, and then redistributing some back out for those who are being taken care of.
2010 will be an interesting year to experience. Ideally voters will see through the ruse of the current crop of “representatives” and favorably consider alternatives who are intent on bringing about reform and a return to limited government.
While it is a given that government spending is going to happen – the degree to which they keep doing it (and the pace at which they proceed) is nothing short of …. Well? (somewhere between breath-taking and totally disgusting). The insights into the continued need for lawmakers to pack spending bills with earmarks and other methods of taking care of their interests also is quite telling, especially headed into an election year where they might just need to talk voters into believing that when they are legislating – it’s a good thing that they are there.
As always, we understand that what is one person’s “pork” is another person’s “essential spending”, but in the final analysis it would be a good idea to perhaps at least consider fiscal responsibility. While this small detail might seem a signal of impending recognition of the need to back off from the throttle of more down-the-drain outpouring, it doesn’t portend to be much more than a tired wrist of scratching out more checks.
The ones who are really going to be worn out are those who have to work to pay for the burden government spending is causing…although you won’t have to worry about finding time to spend the money you’ve earned, because the higher taxes you’re going to be paying will leave you with little to keep for yourself. It’s one of the downsides of the socialistic system that our elected officials are seeking to install – everyone is made equal by taking away from those who have, keeping the government fully-cared for, and then redistributing some back out for those who are being taken care of.
2010 will be an interesting year to experience. Ideally voters will see through the ruse of the current crop of “representatives” and favorably consider alternatives who are intent on bringing about reform and a return to limited government.
Posted by Doug Busselman at 12/15/2009 4:16 AM 
Categories: Congress
Tags: Election 2010 Earmarks Government Spending
Categories: Congress
Tags: Election 2010 Earmarks Government Spending
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