Today, I am struggling with the fact that our modern Congress and Administrations, regardless of who is elected over the last 40 years, always want to review and cut social programs ahead of corporate welfare. It bothers me because it shows preference for business over individual needs. In my opinion, business, and especially corporations, should stand (or fail) on their own without taxpayer subsidy.
But let's go one step further. When one reads our original constitution and the first 10 amendments, known as the Bill of Right, no spending is authorized for either corporate welfare or public welfare. Or welfare for other countries. Or funding federal agencies that have been created, such as NASA and the department of education. And of course, no provision for federal income taxes.
The fact is that our current federal budget has strayed greatly from the original intent of our constitution, and we the people have allowed it to happen. We have not been actively involved and willing to take a strong stand, to communication openly and often with our elected representatives, to bond together in strength.
Instead, we tend to be splintered and distracted, un-informed, and lazy. Yes, I said the L word. The truth is that if we want things to change for the better and progress, it is up to us, the citizens, not our government. It means getting informed, getting active and getting a backbone.
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