Last month, Mark Steyn writes:
We hard-hearted, small-government guys are often damned as selfish types who care nothing for the general welfare. But, as the Greek protests make plain, nothing makes an individual more selfish than the socially equitable communitarianism of big government. Once a chap’s enjoying the fruits of government health care, government-paid vacation, government-funded early retirement, and all the rest, he couldn’t give a hoot about the general societal interest. He’s got his, and to hell with everyone else. People’s sense of entitlement endures long after the entitlement has ceased to make sense.
I’ve been told I’m dead inside because I’m for small government.
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It's an interesting point. Sort of like, if you have nothing to fight for, you don't bother fighting anymore, and sit on your hands.
It doesn't really play out that way in European countries such as Denmark — they have universal health coverage, they pay *you* to go to college, etc., but Forbes has said they have the best business climate in the world, and has been ranked the "happiest" place in the world based on education and health care, with less corruption than any nation in the world.
Can we ever be free, wealthy, and happy as a nation? No…because when there are "haves" there must be "have nots". So I guess it's better to be a "have". 🙂
I have worked my ass off to get to where I am, I'm at least satisfied with that.
But my ass keeps getting bigger… hmm
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