Role Reversals [View all]
Good morning all good Republicans!
Has the Democratic Party become the Party of tax cuts and lower taxes for everyone? Has the Republican Party become the Party of big-government spending? If we look at the numbers in recent years, we might think so? It is the Democrats that have balanced the budget. It is the Republicans that have spent us into oblivious decline.
Is this a permanent change or just a temporary necessity? Since the Roosevelts of the last century, Democrats have believed that government has a major role to play in making better the lives of the common citizens. The Social Security program was revolutionary. It was socialism at its finest.
Some might suggest that this would not be the first time the Parties have switched roles. Lincoln was a liberal in his day. Democrats were more conservative. After the Progressive movement about 100 years ago and after FDR, the Democratic Party became more liberal and the Republican Party became more conservative.
Are we returning to those days? This President has stated that he does not believe in programs such as WPA to help our economy. Rather, he has shown that he has more faith in taxcuts to stimulate our economy. His Party has followed him on this new path. Granted, he has mostly asked for taxcuts for the middle-class, those making less than $250K per year, which in reality, is about the bottom 97% of Americans.
Does it bother you that the Democratic Party is no longer the Party of bigger government? Because, by definition, less taxes mean less government. The argument that the SS tax cut is coming from the general fund means that money in the general fund will not be spent on some other program. Even if it were to be put into the SS fund, something else would have to be cut, because deficit spending is no longer permitted by either Party.
Look in the mirror. How does it feel to be a Republican?
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