It would be good to get everyone on record before the shooting starts -
“Answer this question - do you believe you or any person knows better and therefore has the right and/or duty to make decisions for another person?”
MrB, as we are living under a federal government which, by admission of some of our representatives (like Pete Stark) believe it can do anything then we are in the same position the founders found themselves under the king only now we have many kings in the ruling class completely ignoring the constitution.
If this government takes money I saved for retirement what else do I or any of us have to lose? At retirement our life span is limited anyway.
At some point we have to grow a backbone and try to emulate the brave men and women who participated in the founding of this country and plant our feet firmly in front of fedzilla and say NO MORE, YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR.
If we do not then I will be like our First Lady (????) and I will be ashamed of the USA.
The GOP is only progressive lite at this point in time and unless the Tea Party can pull off a huge victory in 2012 I see no future for the country we THOUGHT we were living in.
This daily barrage of encroachment of fedzilla into every aspect of our lives is like Chinese water torture.
It seems to be there is nothing the feds can do which will make us draw the last line in the sand. For me at least, stealing my 401K to give to union scum is that final act.