"In other words, many of today's snowflakes have taken up shelter under the gentle and caring arms of Uncle Sugar. And while they have been doing that, they became addicted to the nectar of the federal money tree."
Too harsh of a title? Sorry. Anyhow, it got your attention. Not my words however. These are the words of many today who really either don't understand state's rights nor want them. In other words, many of today's snowflakes have taken up shelter under the gentle and caring arms of Uncle Sugar. And while they have been doing that, they became addicted to the nectar of the federal money tree.
What many of my Constitutional minded friends know is this one simple article from the Bill of Rights. And it had been discussed long before the Bill of Rights was drafted. It was first penned under the Article of Confederation. In fact, Madison wrote about this issue in Federalist Paper 45. "Powers granted to the federal government were (should be) few and well defined." Translation = the federal government gets very little authority from the states. Or it should have been.
Over the years, especially during the terms of Wilson, FDR, and LBJ - the role of the federal government has changed. It has changed into something the Founders would never had imagined. The federal government has become the giver of all good things to everyone. The states have relegated themselves to become lackeys. Has beens. Irrelevant institutions.
The 10th Amendment to our Bill of Rights reminds us all of the power of the states. By the way, did I say POWER? We in the states, have "powers reserved". We in the states (should) have given the federal government very little power at the beginning. Over time however, we have ceded that quite a bit. So much so, the very thought of reigning back some of that power is looked upon by some (on the Left) as treasonous.
So whose fault is that? That so many sit under the federal money tree? Listen up kids - this is your "get out of jail free" card. It is not your fault. It is the fault of folks like me. The 60's generation. We have let the federal government become "Uncle Sugar" instead of the what it was designed to be - a protector of the states.
Stay tuned - more on this coming. This is going to be a HUGE issue as Trump tries to right size our government(s). History will be written as this is resolved.
When one strips away the partisan rhetoric and posturing, the practical impact of Friday's GOP failure to repeal Obamacare has a specific monetary impact: approximately $1 trillion.
ReplyDeleteSince the ObamaCare repeal bill would have eliminated most of the 2010 health law’s taxes, this would have lowered by a similar amount the revenue baseline for tax reform. Essentially, with the ObamaCare taxes gone, it would have been easier to pay for lowering tax rates. Now, if Republicans want to eliminate the ObamaCare taxes as part of tax reform and ensure the bill does not add to the deficit - which they need to do to assure Trump's reform process continues under Reconciliation, avoiding the need for 60 votes in the Senate - they will have to raise almost $1 trillion in revenue.
In other words that - all else equal - is how much less tax cuts Trumps and the republicans will be able to pursue unless of course they somehow find a source of $1 trillion in tax revenue (or otherwise simply add to the budget deficit) to offset the Obamacare overhang.
As a fellow Minnesotan (St. Paul in summer, AZ in winter) I have enjoyed your blog immensely. You are the most coherent blogger I have found re: local, state and national issues. I hope you don't continue to delete my posts because they disturb your conservative sensibilities. I find your daily output stimulates my thinking, forces me to examine my own positions and leads me to research the issues with a quest for the truth. I will try to keep my responses civil, interesting to your readers (I hope they have open minds) and to the point at hand. Thanks again for the daily dose of conservative thought. Dave G
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