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Dependency and Votes
Jewish World Review ^ | May 24, 2011 | Thomas Sowell

Posted on 05/24/2011 1:55:56 AM PDT by South40

Those who regard government "entitlement" programs as sacrosanct, and regard those who want to cut them back as calloused or cruel, picture a world very different from the world of reality.

To listen to some of the defenders of entitlement programs, which are at the heart of the present financial crisis, you might think that anything the government fails to provide is something that people will be deprived of.

In other words, if you cut spending on school lunches, children will go hungry. If you fail to subsidize housing, people will be homeless. If you fail to subsidize prescription drugs, old people will have to eat dog food in order to be able to afford their meds.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dependency; votes

1 posted on 05/24/2011 1:55:59 AM PDT by South40
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To: South40

Another great article by a great man. If we were going to vote in a black man for President, this is the one we should have put into office.


2 posted on 05/24/2011 4:34:24 AM PDT by calex59
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