Folks on the right say that what we need is not government programs, but more people taking responsibility for their own actions.
To me it isn't a matter of being responsible for our own actions. To me it is a matter of priorities, and where we direct government spending.
Do we spend a trillion dollars on a jet plane that doesn't work, or do we put that money to providing education for more Americans?
Do we spend a trillion dollars upgrading our nuclear missiles, or spend that making sure Americans have health care and don't die of preventable diseases?
Do we put billions into tax credits for already very profitable companies, or do we use that money to make sure children in America don't go without food or a place to live?
Do we cut taxes primarily for the wealthiest people in the country, giving them billions of dollars, or do we use that money to ensure than retirees will have social security and medicare for the foreseeable future?
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