The essential error of the Obama presidency is an unfounded belief that greater government power—in our pocketbooks, in our private lives—will make America more prosperous and free. President Obamas faith in concentrated power was on full display in tonights State of the Union address. Working families feel squeezed by higher health care costs and tuition bills. Those fortunate enough to hold steady jobs havent seen a raise in years. They worry about their childrens future and their countrys. The president seems to have only one answer for them: enlarge the size and scope of the federal government. To help middle-class Americans, the president demands more than $300 billion of tax hikes and a new round of stimulus spending. To rein in education costs, the president creates a federal education entitlement, the type of which led to skyrocketing tuition in the first place. To fix our health care system, the president touts the same law that has caused prices to rise and stripped families of access to their doctors. To make the financial system more stable, the president threatens to veto reforms to Dodd-Frank, his law that made banks bigger than ever. And to protect Americans privacy, he offers yet another report instead of reining in his own spies. Higher federal taxes, more federal spending, and greater federal control of our lives havent worked over the past six years. Our country is beginning to turn the corner not because of government but in spite of it. Instead of faith in Washington, lets put faith in Americans to determine their own lives. Lets give liberty a chance.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 03:48:37 +0000
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