Posted on 03/20/2012 12:05:13 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative
OK good discussion, ty. I agree it’s not a sacrifice to give up government money.
This reminds me a bit of the town hall debate between Bush and Clinton where some pony-tailed dude stood up and asked them a question about how people looked to the government as sort of a father, and how each of them would fill that role. Clinton, of course, lapped that up. And Bush completely missed his opportunity to draw a distinction by saying that the government is not your father, etc., and just kind of pandered, though less well than Clinton.
I'll take Romney's answer, and not let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
I think the difference of opinion among conservatives on those issues revolves around whether those are concepts we should push as private citizens, or whether they are in fact the business of the government, and should be enforced with the power of the government.
Mittens might have told her that all the children in the world want more presents. Presents are great! But somebody has to buy them. It's nice to be comfortably insulated from the labor market and advocate for more gifts. Taking money from working Americans who are then constrained in providing for their own families to give presents to unemployed schoolchildren.
He could have asked her if she would like a free mountain bike too, so she could exercise in her spare time.
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