Conservatives don&rsquo;t understand why liberals (better know as progressives because it sounds less harmless) think spending money the government doesn&rsquo;t have is better than cutting the tax burden on businesses and keeping taxes lower on everyone.<br />
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The following is a perfect example of their flawed thought processes:<br />
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Last year Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on MSNBC made the following statement on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).<br />
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<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><em><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;I should point out that when you talk about the SNAP program, or the food stamp program, you have to recognize that it&rsquo;s also an economic stimulus,&rdquo; . . . &ldquo;Every dollar of SNAP benefits generates $1.84 in the economy in terms of economic activity. If people are able to buy a little bit more in the grocery store, then someone has got to stock it, shelve it, package it, process it, ship it. All of those are jobs. It&rsquo;s the most direct stimulus you can get into the economy during tough times.&rdquo;</strong></em></span><br />
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It isn&rsquo;t just the SNAP food stamp program that hurts the economy. Unemployment entitlement and the societal acceptance of aid to unwed mothers with dependent children has also created an attitude of entitlement that fosters irresponsibility.<br />
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As we near the tipping point when the people who use the entitlements cast more votes to elect the people who are willing to dole them out, we must be diligent in keeping that from happening.<br />
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><em><strong><span style="font-size: larger;">The next election could very well determine the fate of the republic. </span></strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><span style="font-size: larger;"><em><strong>Failure to elect constitutional conservatives will allow the progressives to complete their agenda of turning our great nation into a European style socialist state.</strong></em></span></span><br />
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