We all know the metaphor. A frog put in a pot of boiling water would jump right out. But a frog put in comfortable water will enjoy his jacuzzi while the heat is increased and the frog boils to death.
We have enjoyed the nice warm bath of freedom and free enterprise most of our lives. For those that have not noticed yet THE WATER IS GETTING HOT!
Our great-grandparents would have wretched at the idea of entrusting the government with the education of our youth.
Our grandparents would never have believed our parents would be dependent on the government for their healthcare in their senior years.
Our parents would not have believed their children would witness the nationalization of the banking and automobile industries. Or the use of every aspect of the tax codes to redistribute wealth from producers to non-producers. Or the diminishing of quality of life for 'global climate change' that may or may not be happening, may or may not be our fault, may or may not be bad, and may or may not be reversible. Or the degredation of our strength and position in the world at perhaps its most dangerous time in history.
What of freedom will be left for our children?
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