In last week’s editorial, Editor Paul Silva cogently
described both presidential candidates in measured tones. Yet his praise and
support for President Obama was short-sighted.
He assumes that millions of people are going to have access to health
care for the first time. He neglected to mention that millions of families will
be hit with crushing taxes, and that a growing number of businesses are no
longer providing their employees with health insurance, opting to pay the tax and
let the workers fend for themselves. Let us not ignoring the growing number of
hospitals that are closing while premiums are increasing and access is
diminishing.
Silva also suggested both candidates were making a dash for
the middle. Indeed, this country will remain a 50-50 nation after the electoral
votes are tallied in Washington. The problem has nothing to do with ideology,
but rather the recognition by many voters that the government must stop
spending, but no voter wants the government to stop spending on them.
The real dash for the middle for our country would entail cuts
to every entitlement and subsidy in the country. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK)
presented a comprehensive program called “Back in Black” last year. This program
evened out the cuts by hitting every entitlement and every department of the
federal government.
The military sequester must go through. One trillion in cuts
is not too much to ask considering the massive debt that is crushing this
country and threatening our future. Everyone will share the hurt.
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