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Federal Entitlements and the End of the
American Idea

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Posted By: Imright, 2/13/2024 2:47:30 PM

In his excellent podcast series, “Cold War: Prelude to the Present,” Bill Whittle opens the series by describing the Berlin Wall as “not only a wall between East and West Berlin.” He continues: It was the division of humanity into two different camps… On one side of the wall, the Eastern side, were the collectivists, who believed that society takes precedent over the person. This collectivism was advertised as new and scientific, but the fact is that collectivism has been the default position of humanity since humanity began. No, the actual newcomer to this clash of visions were

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Reply 1 - Posted by: stablemoney 2/13/2024 3:04:19 PM (No. 1657079)
The problem with American "entitlements" is that the politicians have let people onto the systems that paid little, or nothing, to get on them. Now they are letting illegals onto Medicaid. Obama took $500 billion out of Medicare for Obamacare. Half the people on social security supplemental income don't qualify. More than half of the people on food stamps are capable of work, but choose not to. We got the bill for the jabs, whether we chose it or not.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: plomke 2/13/2024 3:07:57 PM (No. 1657084)
A fair assessment of the mess we're in. However the author concludes with "...in the election of Republican leaders...". Got a big problem right there as the "Ukraine bill" in the Senate has shown,our Republicans are on the same side as the alleged opposition. As I have said before,when our entire government is corrupted,bribed,blackmailed and in no way representing us,we will not be voting our way out of this...
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Poorboy 2/13/2024 4:09:24 PM (No. 1657132)
"No representation without taxation"... If you're not contributing to the public trough, you don't get to vote on those who dispense its largesse.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: curious1 2/13/2024 6:52:30 PM (No. 1657218)
The feddies have NO constitutional authority to conduct welfare/entitlements handouts with our tax dollars. None. And our ancestors failed to hang the villains putting it into place. But it's never too late to elevate a politician or bureaucrat who thinks they don't have to follow the constitution.
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