"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship."
This is a quote that gets attributed to a guy in the 1700's but it's never been proven he wrote it. Either way, the logic of it rings true. We need to be careful about all the "gifts" - aka welfare, health insurance, etc. - we vote for ourselves. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR IT! Our economic system is going to collapse if we keep on this road. Of course, I believe there are some in power who want us more dependent on government so they can have power to force us to do what they see as right - nevermind choosing for ourselves (we're not as smart as them, so just let them do what they know is best for us). That's a whole other rant so I'll get more into that another day...
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