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This letter is to pose a question to anyone who votes for Democratic candidates: If you knew of a drug addicted parent who took money from their parents to buy drugs and took the earnings of their children to buy drugs, would you think that the moral or ethical thing to do? Wouldn't you rather see these parents placed in a drug rehab program that would teach them behavior modification techniques?
Our federal government is addicted to deficit financing. The Democrats' strategy is to take money from those who have provided for their financial security (the parents in our analogy) and to tax those still working (the children) who are trying to provide a better life for themselves.
The Republicans are not better. Sixty-some billion dollar reduction in the budget is an insult to any thinking citizen.
The drug rehab program is simply forcing the government to live within its financial means. This will cause "withdrawal" and the consequent pain, but it is necessary in order to have a secure future for coming generations.
We have a choice between experiencing short term, but severe pain or long term suffering for our children and grandchildren.
Join the non-partisan tea party, whose aim is to elect candidates from either party who will pursue financial responsibility and constitutional compliance.
Let's bite the bullet and "get-ur-done!"
Thomas Day
Buford