Government Wants MORE

But of course. How many elected government officials have you ever heard say that they actually have enough money? Have you EVER, in fact, heard an elected official say, "Gee, we've got too much money. We need to give some back." This is the basic problem with government today.

In a country founded on freedom and liberty, the purposes of government are very limited. As outlined in the various Constitutions, they have a limited and specific purpose. However, under today's government system (which has absolutely nothing to do with the Constitutions set up years ago), the primary purpose of government is to spend money. Seriously.

Look at how the politicians run government. Watch what they do. They're proud of "bringing home money" to the district. The more money they "bring home" and spend, the "more efficient" they are. The vast, vast majority of elected officials today view more spending, on ANYTHING, as good.

This government official says

the revenue from that new sales tax is essential to funding our obligations and the significant capital projects to which the county is committed.

That's absolutely and completely untrue. A factually correct statement would read: "We want to spend lots of money, so the only way we can continue spending lots of money on crap that we're not supposed to be doing is to raise the sales tax." Today's North Carolina government simply cannot stop spending under any circumstances. So elected officials actually believe statements like "we NEED to increase taxes" -- even when it's simply not true.

Oh, how I yearn for freedom...and honesty.

But if you look for truthfulness
You might just as well be blind
It always seems to be so hard to give

Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard

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