Posted by
Mick O. on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 8:54:48 PM
When did we become a nation of hand outs? Remember the ideal where you worked hard and then you were rewarded? Where did that go?
Our government is currently working on an economic stimulus package. And guess what they are doing? They are trying to give rebates to people who have not paid into the system in the first place. Seniors on Social Security are crying to be included in the hand outs, as are the unemployed. In fact, if anyone can complain before the package is pushed through they will be promised money too.
Here's the deal. Why do we let government tax us to death, then expect them to dole it back out $600 or $800 at a time? How does this make sense? So people are okay (even so-called conservatives) with this type of behavior from our representatives, just as long as they are benefiting from it!
It is a similar attitude to the people who support smoking bans, or gun bans or legislation to increase our mileage... as long as it is something that benefits us, it's okay. But it is NOT okay.
Liberal friends have been complaining about all the liberties that Bush has taken away with the Patriot Act, yet say nothing about their liberal legislator pals passing law after law to curtail our FREEDOM!
Now they are trying to buy us off with this rebate!
Sucks, doesn't it?