At its core, Democrat’s
$4.2 trillion reckless tax and spending spree is a massive government intrusion
into the daily lives of American families. Under their vision for America,
there isn’t any aspect of life in which the government shouldn’t perform a
leading role.
From cradle to grave,
childcare to health care, college to career, the federal government will be
there shaping your every decision.
Their plans go well
beyond shoring up the social safety net to prevent those in need from falling
through the cracks. No longer will the federal government’s primary role be
about lending a helping hand so individuals can get back on their own feet.
Instead, government
would be the ultimate helicopter parent, constantly hovering regardless of
need.
Even wealthy households
would be in line for generous handouts to procure federal government approved
childcare, send their kids to federal government structured preschool, purchase
federal government approved health insurance on the individual market and
obtain federal government provided paid family leave.
It’s staggering. On one
hand my Democrat colleagues rail against the wealthy paying too little taxes,
on the other they want to shower them with government benefits. Not to mention
hand the wealthy $12,500 to purchase a luxury electric car and make federal
taxpayers subsidize the state tax bills of millionaires.
At the same time,
Democrats have decided that the best way to crack down on billionaires evading
taxes is to snoop on the middle-class. Under their proposal, every American’s
bank account with $600 in annual transactions would be subject to the peering
eyes of the IRS.
Democrats are betting
the promise of free gifts will be too enticing for Americans to resist.
However, Americans understand anything advertised as “free” comes with strings.
Those strings include higher taxes – today and in the future – and a loss of
control over intimate family decisions.
Liberal Democrats in
their progressive bubble are under the mistaken impression the general public
is clamoring for ever more government programs. In reality, Americans have long
held a healthy skepticism of big government.
A recent Gallup poll
shows this continues to be true. According to Gallup, nearly 80 percent of
Americans say they prefer lower taxes and less government or would like to see
no change in either. Only 19 percent said they wanted more taxes and more
government.
President Clinton
understood this well when in 1996 he declared, “the era of big government is
over” and worked with Republicans on comprehensive welfare reform.
Hopefully, President
Biden and Senate Democrats come to their senses and realize this before taking
our nation down the path to fiscal ruin.
