American ethics begin to decompose

“The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.” – Thomas Jefferson 

The current rhetoric coming from Washington is designed to stampede the multitude into orchestrated panic.  Everything seems to be in the ‘crisis’ mode.  Economic crisis. Monetary crisis.  Energy crisis.  Health-care crisis. 

All designed to concentrate more power and money in Washington.  Cheap ‘buzz’ words like ‘sacrifice’, ‘contributions’ and ‘change’ are used to drain the free enterprise system and make more people dependent on government for their substance. 

What a proud record of achievement this government has built since President Johnson declared “war on poverty” and introduced the “Great society”. 

Billions of taxpayer dollars have not eliminated or even reduced poverty, racial strife, violence, disintegrating families, drug trafficking, or a mountain of other problems.  The latter day L.B.J. from

Chicago’s southside has a solution to the problems, accelerate the spending programs and more government control. 

Tax revenues usually double every 10 years.  Revenue is not the problem, spending is the problem. 

The cycle  continues, more tax, more spending and more government control.  Our leaders who preach this hypocrisy are not stupid imbeciles.  They are power hungry politicians, who believe that truth must be hidden rather than revealed, and lies will be accepted as truth if repeated often enough.  From the highest office in the land, to the panhandler on the street, fraud and deception work, because someone will always take the something for nothing carrot on the stick. 

The American ethics of independence, initiative and excellence once legendary around the world, continue to decompose, leaving only a pernicious residue.  What a price we pay for cheap political rhetoric. 

Dale Wehrle
Seneca, IL