New Congress: Shrink Government, Grow Economy
The new Congress officially takes power this week meaning America is either on a course for real change that represents a smaller more restrained government or a regressive path towards bigger government.
Republicans will have a solid majority in the House while Democrats will hold onto their slim numbers in the Senate meaning a potential grid-lock on key bills will almost certainly occur sometime during the next session.
However, the one issue that lawmakers will have to address throughout next year and into the 2012 election cycle will be the economy.
The math is pretty simple: Liberals believe jobs are created through the expansion of government while conservatives and libertarians, alike, believe free market capitalism ultimately provides employment for individuals.
After all how many Americans work for someone who is sub-poverty level?
The reality is government cannot tax individuals into prosperity and the idea that America needs more government is beyond insane. In fact, it should be in its own psycho-analytical group because too many of our so-called esteemed politicians subscribe to this mental illness they believe to be a solution.
Where in in the United States Constitution did any of our founding fathers advocate a statist government intent on dictating our lives through unjust edicts? Remember, the states created the federal government, not the other way around. The problem is once government becomes larger than life it is hard to hit the reverse switch without instigating violent mobs like what is on display right now in the United Kingdom.
Just imagine a nation where 60 percent of its citizens are depending on the other 40 percent to buy them a house, vehicle, health insurance, college tuition and so on.
This is exactly what the left is trying to do here. They want a government so colossal; it would take generations to undo the damage. And by then, America’s economy, along with the rights of the people, would mirror that of Iran or Venezuela.
Not to mention with an ever-growing segment of society depending on the rest of us to pay for their survival no one will be left to ensure America’s greatness is restored. Of course to even mention a potential scenario such as this sends the left into frenzy amid cries of right-wing treason.
Fortunately Americans who care about their country and their family’s future are starting to realize something terribly wrong is happening here. They are beginning to understand the real dangers of a government without limitations. They take notice to politicians who make bold promises but never really deliver and the ones that sound warm and fuzzy on the outside but are deep down haters who harbor a genuine disdain for everything that makes this nation great.
The American people will be watching the new Congress under a tight microscope. Those who believe they can ride the heels of our anger without actually having to roll up their sleeves and work for us need to remember that 2012 isn’t that far off.
Thomas Paine, in his Rights of Man pamphlet, wrote that, “A little matter will move a party, but it must be something great that moves a nation.
When Americans forget where they came from, then we are no longer a free nation.
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Ashley Stinnett lives in West Virginia, where he serves as an adjunct college instructor, writer, media and public relations consultant, public speaker, volunteer for various conservative organizations, and a civilian recruiter for the NRA. He is registered with the Associated Press, and is a nationally syndicated columnist with The North Star National. He is the author of the new book, “Grasping Appalachian Conservatism: How Not To Be Mistaken For A Latte Liberal.”
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