A basic fundamental problem, seemingly universal among Republicans and covertly present among many Democrats, is an ideological aversion to the idea that governmental resources should be used to help people.

Aug 22, 2020 · 4:44 AM UTC

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Truth. So many people feel threatened by someone else getting help. They have a need to feel superior I guess.
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The main job of our elected officials is to do as little as possible. They have been richly rewarded by the status qua & don’t want to tamper with it.
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Government resources are there to protect our rights, enumerated in the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. Full stop.
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Crazy right? Watch it happen for 40 years, same thing every time.
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and therein lies the problem.
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So what you’re saying is we should stop paying federal taxes? 👀
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I’m for a government that promotes the #PublicGood.
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Did a crystal fairy tell you o say this? 😳
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Government sucks at just about everything it does. Why make it the vehicle for helping people? Power lust?
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Thus pejorative terms like "Big Government". Bad timing that a man who led "progressives" in the Reagan Revolution's fight against Big Govt and for Trickle Down Austerity is now the progressive party leader and next POTUS? We need stimulus & they're talking about bare cupboards.
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