This has got to be the most concise definition of democracy ever: "Two wolves and a lamb, voting on what's for dinner".
I'm not sure I fall all the way into the libertarian camp, but I'm generally fiscally conservative but socially liberal, and a big fan of laissez faire policies: the government has no business interjecting itself into the affairs of private individuals. Personal responsibility is one of the cornerstones of American society, and a large part of what's made the country great. With rising dependence on centralized government's 'largesse' (aka: redistribution of wealth), I see the influence of the concept of personal responsibility dwindling to a dangerously low level.
Now I read that 51% of American households pay no federal taxes at all, yet they have a right to vote. Why does it come as no surprise that these people think they deserve annual raises as well, at the expense of productive citizens?
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