The Coming Welfare State

Or shall we say the welfare state that is already here dragging the country down.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070225/ap_on_re_us/welfare_state_3

"The welfare state is bigger than ever despite a decade of policies designed to wean poor people from public aid....Nearly one in six people rely on some form of public assistance, a larger share than at any time since the government started measuring two decades ago."

This bit of not so surprising news highlights the importance of electing fiscally conservative leaders. Each day the size of government increases as Uncle Sam extends his reach into our lives every step along the way. Every year there are more government agencies and programs with ever bigger budgets donated from this country's taxpayers. It doesn't matter which party controls the budgetary committee in the House and it has certainly not mattered who controls the Presidency. We have seen this sad truth with both Bush I and Bush II. Both of them are supposed social conservatives but they are big government in every respect. G.W. Bush has convinced me that far more harm can come from electing a strong social conservative who is weak on fiscal policy than the other way around.

In the coming Presidential primaries, and generals, this should be something we think about as we consider who we should support. I, for one, support Mitt Romney because I believe he will do the taxpayers a better service than the others who are currently seeking the nomination.