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Originally Posted by wifi
More like we have moved diagonally downward and far to the left. Our forefathers and their notion of liberty and justice for all has turned to: slavery and entitlement for all.
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Which government entitlements do you disapprove of?
-Food stamps
-Unemployment assistance
-Veteran's benefits (to include military retirement pay and health care)
-Social Security
-Medicare
-Mortgage interest deduction
-Crop subsidies for farmers
-Exploration tax credits for large oil companies
Or pick any others (or all of them).
Generally, people like the entitlements that they get, and begrudge the entitlements they are not eligible for that others get. During a televised town hall debate about Obamacare before it was voted on in the Congress, I was amused by the elderly woman who stood up and loudly proclaimed that government involvement in healthcare was un-American and evil, and that she refused to be part of or pay for a government healthcare program. When asked if she would henceforth stop using her Medicare benefits, she seemed genuinely befuddled.