The deficit-hawk politicians are right when they say the government should be sharing in the belt-tightening along with everyone else. Slashing spending at the federal level would return much-needed resources to the private sector, where they would do the most good.
Many, perhaps most, people have a deep-rooted predisposition to keep things the way they are. This innate resistance to change finds expression in the political philosophy called conservatism.
President Obama has chosen to follow a well-worn script — looking for political advantage by pretending to protect voters from the evils of the marketplace.
Yes, the facts and figures are a click away. The ability to use, understand, and communicate those facts is what must be taught and currently is not. And it doesn't take an army of 8 million and a budget of 1 trillion dollars and counting to do it.
It is better to live self-realized and self-responsible than to live dominated or on the end of strings that are pulled or cut by those wearing the masks of power.
