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July 27, 2010

Government takes too much control

Anonymous Pharos-Tribune Tue Jul 27, 2010, 08:33 PM EDT

I guess I have a few questions of Vicki Williams about her column (Pharos-Tribune, July 16). Do you support a cradle to grave nanny state where government supplies everything for you and makes your everyday decisions? When do people become responsible for themselves and become accountable for the decisions they make?

When does government become too large? At what point do we have too many government regulations? Does larger government give us more corruption? Does too much government destroy an individual’s desire to explore options to take risks to be a successful person and contribute to society?

People who have become dependent on the government for a living are not improving their environment. They have lost the motivation to improve their standard of living. People who get 95 percent of their wages while being unemployed could care less if they go back to work.

When does our national debt become a concern? Will we ever be able to recover economically if we don’t become fiscally responsible? Deficits must be dealt with. Entitlement programs must be reduced. Grants, earmarks, and special interests must be excluded from bills. Each bill should stand on its own merit without any additions.

Do you believe the government can run a health care program effectively? I don’t! I believe costs will go up, quality and quantity will go down, and rationing will occur.

You are definitely correct when you said government is slow, small-minded, bureaucratic and corrupt. I would add that government is becoming very intrusive in our personal lives. We are losing our liberty and freedom. Stand up, America, for the principles and values given to us by our Creator.

J.T. Hubenthal, Lucerne

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