[Freedom Dignity n Honor]

Think of how much more we and the States would have if the money wasn't going to the Feds.

Our state reps and senators are just trying to get back a slim slice of what the Feds took out of the states.

So it is really not sucking at the teat of the federal government as much as a pushing and shoving match to get back some of the money.

The feds on their own generate very little money except in fines so they have to make it up by extorting the people and the states.

Of course, taking so much money from the states and then dangling money out as a carrot is a way of controlling the states and keeping them dependent.

[Freedom Dignity n Honor]

I should point out that I am from a Red State and we have some very good conservative Congress Critters.

[do the dhue]

You have made a very insightful post.

I must concur with the dangling of the carrot statement and being better off, but I do wonder if the State Reps look at it like they are trying to get some of our money back.

Maybe so, but I would surely believe the States are fighting for us, if they did take action.

I think those States claiming sovereignty are making a good first step.

But to actually break ranks from the Union, I still think it wont actually happen. If the people in those States chose to break ranks, I would support them. Spending our children's money is a immoral act that I can not support.

The Fed is out of hand and I can not see Thomas Jefferson, Washington, Paine, Henry, and others who gave us freedom supporting the actions of the Federal guvmint today.