There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

That old colloquialism is something you should keep in mind as you go to the polls today. In fact, it's good to remember every Primary and Election Day. Though candidates may promise you the moon, they will rarely deliver even a piece of green cheese. We routinely hear of better funding for more social programs designed to give us just enough, but not too much money or sustenance. We hear of keeping money from greedy defense contractors. We hear about the millions our Congressman or woman has brought home to our district from the Feds. The bottom line is, none of it is free and neither are you or I, because of it.

As we are taxed for these things, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Ted Kennedy's drink umbrella budget, and as these taxes derive from our productivity, we will never be free. Those who don't want to be productive, we must pay for. Government has mandated that they will be our primary charity, assuming they get their "cut".

There really ain't no such thing as a free lunch. Government programs are funded by someone else's hard-earned dollars and we all are a little guilty in being complicit with the government as it does that. Listen to the biggest proponents of more programs, more money and more social welfare. They are eyeing your pocket book as they sing that song and they will use the force of a gun to get it from you. Remember, the IRS has more powers to seize and strip you of your assets than any other arm of the federal government. The only other group that comes close to being as good at stealing as the IRS is organized crime.

So, remember, there ain't no such thing as a free lunch and if someone tells you there is, make sure their hands aren't lodged firmly in your pocket.