IT IS OFFICIAL, WELFARE STATE IS HERE TO STAY

Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” —Ronald Reagan

If you believe the following quote that a previous member of the Reagan administration has written for Breitbart.com. The only option we Conservatives have is to accept the FACT that Socialism is here, and it is moving in like a mother-in-law who never intends to leave.
How this liberal mind was a part of Ronald Reagan's administration is beyond my comprehension. In my opinion, the best president in my life tried to stop the growth of BIG government, not grow it like Obama has begun with his trillion dollar "stimulus".

Mr. Bartlett said: "I think conservatives would better spend their diminished political capital figuring out how to finance the welfare state at the least cost to the economy and individual liberty, rather than fighting a losing battle to slash popular spending programs. But this will require them to accept the necessity of higher revenues.
It is simply unrealistic to think that tax cuts will continue to be a viable political strategy when the budget deficit exceeds $1 trillion, as it will this year. Nor is it realistic to think that taxes can be kept at 19 percent of GDP when spending is projected to grow by about 50 percent of GDP over the next generation, according to both the Congressional Budget Office and the Government Accountability Office. And that’s without any new spending programs being enacted.

If conservatives refuse to participate in the debate over how revenues will be raised, then liberals will do it on their own, which will likely give us much higher tax rates and a tax system that is more harmful to growth than necessary to fund the government. Instead of opposing any tax hike, I think it makes more sense for conservatives to figure out how best to raise the additional revenue that will be raised in any event.

In the end, the welfare state is not going away, and it will be paid for one way or another. The sooner conservatives accept that fact, the sooner they will regain political power.

Bruce Bartlett worked in the Reagan White House and at the Treasury Department under President George H.W. Bush.Source: Breitbart.com

Thank the Good Lord this man is just another columnist, not a decision maker for the Conservatives left in the Republican party.
If this idiot was a leader of troops he would surrender every time the enemy surrounded him, unlike my hero Chesty Puller of the US Marine corps, who once said" we are surrounded, I have them right where I want them"! He was no quitter and I am not as I hope most Conservatives are not.

Socialism has been tried all over the world and whenever it has been adopted the quality of life has been reduced to the state where the governing class live well and the rest of the poor "slobs" who take what scraps they can get from their "welfare State".The only thing Socialism does is change those who work hard to be a success to welfare providers for those who refuse to make the effort, because they depend on the state for "cradle to grave" care!

Russia, China, Great Britain and Germany to mention just a few Countries that have shifted their government to Socialism all have struggled with it. Most have swung away from total Socialism because it just doesn't work long. People get tired of waiting six months to a year for elective surgery, and that is the prime reason why so many Canadians come to the USA to seek medical care. If you do not believe me just check the roles of patients at places like the Mayo Clinic.

My suggestion to Mr. Bartlett and the Republicans in the USA congress is to stop the spending, and let the free enterprise system level itself. Continuing to spend "printed, worthless " money to artificially pump into circulation will do nothing but devalue the dollar even more than it is now. The plan Obama and his minions have is to grow government and those dependent upon the welfare state that he and Liberals like him desire. Do not be confused with the smooth talking rhetoric of the new President. He is choosing all his actions with FDR in mind. FDR started the welfare State via the NRA and social security. Obama will need a war like FDR did to salvage him if he continues to spend money like a drunken sailor. And it sounds like Afghanistan may be the place it starts. If you believe what he and vice-president Biden have said about increasing troops in Afghanistan.

WE cannot spend ourselves out of the Recession, especially with all the PORK that is included, especially monies for contraceptives and money for ACORN!