The Welfare State

Clarence B Carson in his book, Basic American Government, in part addresses the welfare state: "One of the major reasons politicians cannot get a handle on spending is the Welfare State Syndrome. The welfare state grew out of the socialistic thrust to equalize wealth by redistributing it, which, in turn, was fueled by the ideal that each of us is responsible for all of us...The welfare state, b y its nature, provides benefits to special classes, groups and conditions, not for the general welfare of the United States taken as a whole. Hence, such expenditure are not authorized." In essence, he is saying, that in fact the Constitution does not target or divide our nation into groups and in such a manner to dole out Taxpayers dollars to special categories of people, or citizens. The constitution, relative to this matter states ...Provide for the General Welfare. It goes no further. If welfare is to be given, it must be given to all. Also, nowhere, in our nations Constitution, does it provide for entitlements. On this point, the Constitution is mute. The infringement on our Constitution has been a major part of the Democratic Parties ability to Rob the Rich to buy the votes of those that in fact, have no inherent right to gaining government Largess at the expense of the Productive part of our people. If this would be true, could not a Bank Robber, as a defense for his act, say that he is only doing what t he members of Congress are doing to buy and support their constituency on the basis of providing them a better life--The freeloaders of America! Could not a Bank Robber say he is only Robbing the Bank to provide himself a better Life. If so, lets not worry about a welfare state, lets turn our country into the lawless states and have at it. To the Victors goes the spoils. Folks, I was born in 1930 one of eleven children. My Mother also, with the beginning of the Depression years was diagnosed an epileptic. I have lived through the years of poverty, brought on by the Depression. We had no welfare such as, government housing, medicare food stamps, unemployment compensation etc., etc., but we survived! As a consequence, I own no loyalty to a Political Party. I do owe a great depth of gratitude to a nation that has given me a chance to become a loyal and proud American. My love for this country was born out of the opportunities it gave me and my brothers and sisters--the chance to grow up, independent of government largess. Yes there was Relief, the WPA and CCC camps--that give us a chance to earn a lively-hood, without destroying the ch

aracter of its people. We were survivors, not beggars. I am proud of the life, the chance I have had to live in America, the Greatest Nation in the World! "Those who seek to avoid the responsibilities of individual choice by assigning them to others are missing the essence of what it means to be human." Roger Starr -1979 The Messenger