My daughter Cassandra, and I were watching the news this morning. Cassandra who to paraphrase Yogi Bear is smarter then the average ten year old, heard the news about Hostess Twinkies, going out of business.She then heard that Papa John's pizza, founder John Schnatter,has said that he will have to make many of his full time employees, part time employees, and charge at least fourteen cents more per pizza because of the anticipated cost of Obama care, when the law goes into full effect in January of 2014. Cassandra, Likes Twinkies and although we don't eat Papa John's Pizza, Cassandra, loves any kind of pizza in general as long as it is smothered, in melted mozzarella cheese. I kept noticing how Cassandra, was really paying close attention to the news and after a while she turned to me and asked this question,"Daddy, with so many companies going out of business, and so many people losing their jobs, why did so many people want to reelect Obama?" I told you she was smarter then the average ten year old. I had no ready answer for her but I said, that there almost, an equal number of people wondering the same thing she was and she said, "yeah, all the people who voted for Romney!"
After some further reflection on my daughter's poignant question, I realized, it really wasn't that hard to answer. Obama, was reelected because he basically promised to use American taxpayers, money to take care of the problems created by the nations bad economy.Consider this, if you believe as many in this county do that the government should take care of you then your not too worried about loosing a job because now you have a reason to collect unemployment and many are in no particular hurry to find a job as long as their unemployment checks keep coming after all no since working until one just has too right? If one is in need of food, one can receive food stamps. If one needs medical care there are free clinics, If one needs a place to live their is government subsidized housing based on one's income which may be totally free but it is certainly more affable than an average monthly house payment in general.To many in this country there is seemingly no financial hardship, that can happen to them that the government can't get them out of so why be worried about the nation's economy or the national debt? The government, doesn't seem too concerned about it right? I am left however with another thought provoking question, what happens, when there aren't enough people working to help carry those that aren't and there aren't enough rich people to tax and America's ability to borrow money from China, is an ability that America, no longer has what then? I suppose then, those who favored a big government welfare state will finally, have something to worry about. as always, my friends, these thoughts remain just some words, to think on.
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