Posted by
Travis on Saturday, April 07, 2007 12:44:33 PM
Advertising, we see and hear it every day. Most of it we do not even pay attention to, it does not register except as background noise. I do not have a problem with advertising, except when our government is advertising for people to apply for a handout of your and mine hard earned dollars that they confiscate from our paychecks.
Food Stamps. The local radio stations here, and probably where you live as well, are playing advertisements paid for with our tax dollars telling people to apply for food stamps, which are paid for with, you guessed it, our tax dollars.. The ad claims almost 50% of eligible people do not apply. Note to government, SOME PEOPLE HAVE A WORK ETHIC AND PRIDE AND DO NOT WANT A HANDOUT. These people find that they are able to get by just fine with what they earn and do not need the force of government to give them what others have earned.
I understand that there are a few, very few, cases where people may need some temporary help. Before Government took over local charities and the community would help these people. This would be the case again if and when the government gets out of the income redistribution racket.
I am willing to bet most of these people on food stamps have at LEAST one of the following: a cell phone, cable TV, satellite TV, or in home internet access. They do not have a need for food stamps if they can afford any of the above mentioned items.
We, the American taxpayers, should be outraged that a government agency is paying for advertisements to give away our hard earned money. We should be contacting our representatives in Washington and demanding that this outrage be stopped. Should they be unwilling to make a stand against this we should then vote them out and put people in office that understand the role of government and will fight for what needs to be done. What will you do, sit by and do nothing, or take action to protect your freedoms and slow the growth of government?