As long as those that pay NO net federal taxes are allowed to vote, we will continue to have these problems. Without the vote of those that want free stuff, there would be no oboombya. This was the first erosion of the founders wishes. They wanted skin in the game and we no longer have that. When any moron can vote, we get morons in office.
I can't remember a time in the past half century when there weren't morons in public office. And there have been a large number of moronic, self-interested voters who put them there. The only thing that has changed is what shiny things get waved in front of the voters to get their attention.
But the true genius behind the constitution that defines our form of government is that it sets up a balance of power among multiple morons and self-interests so that none can truly dominate. Competition good, monopoly bad.
All of the above reasons combined with very few current politcians having served in the military.....years / generations of children "taught" in public schools that guns are evil, folks moving to the big city knowing next to nothing about hunting except what pita tells them about the poor animals being murdered by bubba and on and on it goes. Sad really.
The government not giving largess to any particular group was a primary concern of the founders and one of the down falls of Rome. It is deja vu all over again.Originally Posted by Shug
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