CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
IT’S GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WEEK IN WASHINGTON. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE SEEN THIS BEFORE? DEMOCRATS WON’T AGREE TO CUT SPENDING SO THEY CLOSE THE GOVERNMENT AND BLAME REPUBLICANS. THE MEDIA GO ALONG UNTIL REPUBLICANS COWER AND AGREE WITH DEMOCRATS.
THIS TIME, THOUGH, IT’S SOME CONSERVATIVES IN THE HOUSE WHO ARE REFUSING TO PASS NEW SPENDING BILLS, OR EVEN CONTINUING RESOLUTIONS. I UNDERTSTAND THEIR ZEAL, BUT WITH DEMOCRATS RUNNING THE SENATE AND A DEMOCRAT IN THE WHITE HOUSE THEY ARE UNLIKELY TO GET THEIR WAY.
THINK OF IT: WE HAVE A $33 TRILLION DEBT WHICH IS RAPIDLY GROWING. IS THERE NOTHING THAT CAN’T BE CUT, NOT EVEN SLOW THE RATE OF SPENDING GROWTH?
OF COURSE THERE IS, BUT THEY WON’T DO IT BECAUSE ADDICTION TO GOVERNMENT FUELS THEIR CAREERS. NO BUSINESS OOPERATES LIKE THIS. THAT’S BECAUSE BUSINESSES MUST EARN AND SPEND THEIR OWN MONEY. GOVERNMENT SPENDS OUR MONEY AND BORROWS EVEN MORE. IT IS A DISGRACE, BUT THE ULTIMATE FAULT LIES WITH VOTERS. IF WE DON’T VOTE OUT THE BIG SPENDERS IT WILL END WITH ECONOMIC COLLAPSE. WE HAVE TO RELY MORE ON OURSELVES AND LESS ON GOVERNMENT. I’M CAL THOMAS.
