Like many Americans, the residents of the Palmetto state want less government, but they do not want any cuts to their own dole.
Former U.S. Senator John Sununu indicted this country for sacrificing its independence for easy handouts from the state. Without realizing it, we have all become "One Nation Under the Dole". At least half the people in this country are getting some kind of handout from the state.
Is this the legacy that we want to leave our children? Is this what the Founding Fathers fought for?
Because of this division in the mind of the American people, the Tea Party Movement is starting to fray at its seams. Only die-hard libertarians like Ron Paul want to see a meaningful rollback of the welfare state, regardless of who is affected.
This is the crux of the matter for limited government advocates. How many people would be willing to see their welfare cut short? How many people are willing to accept the proposition that their Social Security checks will be curtailed considerably, forever gutting them of cost-of-living increases? What about those who are currently taking unemployment? They would have to go out and get a job, while the extension of these benefits have cut short the initiative for those out of work from searching for any employment.
We all love limited government, as long as our handout is not limited in the process. How can this country expect to move on from its hemorrhaging debt without facing facts and accepting less? The huge cut in government aid would be initially painful, but the long-term benefit to the individual and the national character would be immense, the greatest economic recovery that this country would see in decades!
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