No, it's not "every one for themselves" - its a declaration of "self-responsibility - Granite Grok

No, it’s not “every one for themselves” – its a declaration of “self-responsibility

Jim Splaine:

Some people — perhaps too many — have come to view taxes as penalties rather than as ways that we together share in funding the cost of serving people. 

Er, Jim?  It’s very much starting to be that too few share your vision of Government "serving people".  When it is an overwhelming majority that rejects your idea of a collectivist Nanny State, one might begin to think "maybe we ARE off track" from the mainstream – as it IS the mainstream that disagrees with you.

From Rasmussen:

Support for repeal of the new national health care plan has jumped to its highest level ever. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 63% of U.S. voters now favor repeal of the plan passed by congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Obama in March.

…While opposition to the bill has remained as consistent since its passage as it was beforehand, this marks the first time that support for repeal has climbed into the 60s. It will be interesting to see whether this marks a brief bounce or indicates a trend of growing opposition.

Thirty-three percent (33%) of voters now believe the health care plan will be good for the country, down six points from a week ago and the lowest level of confidence in the plan to date. Fifty-five percent (55%) say it will be bad for the nation. Only three percent (3%) think it will have no impact.

…The Political Class continues to be a strong supporter of the plan, however. While 67% of Mainstream voters believe the plan will be bad for America, 77% of the Political Class disagree and think it be good for the country.

Of COURSE, those that are the true believers in Big Government are in favor of enlarging it, and the control that comes what that Government Growth.

  • Sixty-three percent (63%) of all voters expect the health care plan to increase the federal deficit.
  • Fifty-five percent (55%) say the plan will make the quality of health care in the country worse.
  • Fifty-five percent (55%) also expect the health care plan to drive up the cost of health care rather than achieve its stated goal of causing those costs to go down.

Here’s a marvy idea – instead of forcing a Collective methodology on those that do not want it, why don’t Progressives simply create their own self-funded charitable organizations to contribute THEIR money to it – instead of taking from others that do not share your group-is-where-it-should-be philosophy….

 

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