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Good article below Theresa!  Couldn't have said it better myself.

We need to understand that the real corruption is among the regular folks.

We regular folks get the government we deserve.  Any person who believes he

has a right to a “free” education, or “free” medical care, or who wants the

government to take people’s property rights in order to protect scenic views

or otherwise wants to use the government to support himself or his causes at

someone else’s expense, is the real source of the corruption.  In the U.S.,

people used to have pride and self-respect that prevented them from asking

for handouts.  Unfortunately, the proponents of big government have largely

killed that pride and self-respect, and now most Americans, rich and poor,

have no shame as they ask government to pick someone else’s pocket on their

behalf.

Their arguments are framed in terms of “need”, or “the good of the country”,

or “rights”, but they all involve legalized theft, which is a form of

corruption.  So, if you are one of the majority of people who support these

forms of legalized theft, whether on behalf of “the poor”, or for “the good

of the economy”, or any other cause of your choice, then you are the cause

of the corruption

[Adam Senn]

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