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The only problem is that Uncle Sam's checkbook is paid for by all the hard work of all of us poor souls you guys so obviously hate. Uncle Sam doesn't have any money and the checking account is overdrawn. Obviously, somebody needs a refresher on basic economics: people have to work to earn the money to pay for the stuff to buy things. If you buy more stuff than you can afford you eventually go bankrupt or have to give the stuff back, or you have to start cutting back on your spending -- buy cheaper things, buy less things, etc. Ordinary people do this all the time and soon Uncle Sam will have to do it, too. And people who have been conditioned to depend on Uncle Sam will have to learn to start taking care of themselves rather than on the government because the government doesn't have unlimited resources. You noted that people were out of work. Question: How does an increasing unemployed citizenry provide a financial base for the government to provide programs and services? Where does the money come from?
