I don't like government welfare. I don't like it when it takes from productive citizens and gives it to non-productive citizens, and I don't like it when it's being used for companies. There's no reason for government to have to GIVE money to anyone -- people or company.

For those who were educated in government-run schools, you may not understand how government operates. I'll help you: government has but ONE single way to get money. The ONLY way they can get money is to take it from working people. That's it. There is, quite literally, no other way. Every time government gives or spends money, they took it from someone who EARNED it.

This is the case in tiny Ramseur, NC. With a population of 1,588, it's a really small town. They are reliant on one company for employment, Ramtex. Recently one of the company's water tanks sprung a leak. Instead of the company fixing it, the TOWN paid for repairs.

That cost $31 per resident.

I'm not debating whether the residents should have paid. The problem is that the GOVERNMENT paid. That's just wrong. The way it was done DOES matter. If the people of the town wanted to collect money VOLUNTARILY, then that's fine. But when government does it, it's plain wrong.

Good intentions NEVER trump freedom.

Posted by: Ogre at 05:02 AM | Comments (4) | Add Comment
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