I am concerned about the "growing something for nothing" group that doesn't seem to understand that for every freebie they get from the government they surrender some of their own personal freedom. The politico's have been very successful tainting the opinion of the something for nothing crowd by vilifying big business. The American Idol Brittney crowd is made to believe that all business is crooked and their savior to make everything FAIR is the government.
Im sure things like this don't happen overnight (i wish they would for obvious reasons) and I will have assumed room temperature for long time when it does, but it will if we continue down the path we are on. Maybe not now, what about our kids and grandkids.
Below is a quote from A Scottish historian who lived in the late 1700's It is interesting to me because I think it reflects the direction of our country
A warning from Scots Historian Professor Alexander
Tyler, circa 1787: The Fall of the Athenian Republic.
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse (generous gifts) from the public treasury.
From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship.
"The average age of the world's greatest civilization has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence. From bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance, from abundance to complacency; from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, from dependence back into bondage.
Hopefully I'm wrong
Sorry about the rant but like I said before this stuff drives me nuts!!!!!!!!!
