Puteri’s Musings 2

Isn’t it typical of politicians to promise you the moon in order to get elected?  Vote for me, and I’ll promise you you’ll get free health care, free prescription drugs and free education.  Not enough?  How about $5000 for your baby to help him buy a house or pay for his college education in the future?  Sounds good?

I am sure there are many out there who think these are good ideas and that they deserve these free assistance from the government.  But there are just as many of us who are incredulous that politicians can promise these “free” benefits and believe that it won’t cost us, the individual taxpayer, a dime in the long run.

The government cannot even promise that there’ll be money to make social security payments when my kids retire, and politicians dare to promise more handouts?

Why are there not more politicians encouraging people to get themselves educated, encouraging people to save and invest whatever money they can, offering ways to lessen bureaucracy in health care management so there will be more choices and health care become more affordable, championing lower taxes, and providing incentives for small businesses who are the biggest employers in the country instead of penalizing them by taxing them out of business or forcing them to provide health care they can barely afford?

I am not against giving assistance to those who are truly needy, but the government should be doing things that allow people and families to be more independent and make it affordable and possible for them to provide some basic needs like health care for their family or for families to own a home.

Bureaucracy and waste are rampant where the government is in charge of things like education.  Unnecessary and rigid regulations in home constructions have artificially increased home prices and made buying and owning homes out of reach for many.

Instead of promising free benefits for all kinds of things, politicians should promise to fix whatever in broken, and improve whatever is not efficient.  Put political calculations aside and do what is right for the future of the country and the hardworking people who want to get ahead with as little assistance as possible from the government.

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