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Obama - Shrinking Government Easy as Pie

Charles3662 Wrote: May 21, 2012 7:11 AM

People act shocked at the truth for appearances only. Nobody is really shocked. If we could segregate ourselves as a nation into the producers and the takers, the problem would quickly stop. The takers would quickly drown in their own debt and excesses. Can we identify the takers? Sure! So the next step to salvation is the use of the word "NO." "No takers, I don't want to share anything with you, taxes, public services, land mass--anything!" The fact that the takers can be identified by race, sex and religion makes the task even easier. Still the problem comes down to the magic word, "NO." The producers have to say it, believe it, do it!

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Obama - Shrinking Government Easy as Pie

Every so often, an article crosses your desk that makes you feel like you’ve been hit between the eyes with a sledgehammer. Even if you have a solid understanding of the topic, and you notice that the facts at hand match your previous suspicions, somehow you still have to keep a grip on yourself because it is so staggering. That is what happened to me while reading Michael Tanner’s recent report for the Cato Institute on the American welfare system.

Tanner is a recognized expert on our welfare system, having written two books on the subject during the 1990’s, when people...

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