Yes We Care

Yes We Care

The well-being of your family shouldn't turn on the political budgeting process. Too bad too-big government often makes this inevitable. Earnest politicians create programs with the hope of helping people, but by fostering a culture of dependency and displacing the private sector, those good intentions often backfire. Good citizens who come to rely on state-provided entitlements suffer when political winds change and services have to be cut or eliminated.

Consider, for example, what's happened in California. The Golden State faces one of the worst budget crises in the country, with a $19 billion shortfall. Budget pressures have led legislators to...