Reason 1: Stupid, lazy people want more “free” stuff, paid for with other peoples’ money. The Democrats are more than happy to provide this; it’s about all they do these days.
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largess from the public treasury.”
Once the people learned that we could vote in people that would just give us what we want...it was over. Although we are not a “democracy” it still applies.
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