I forget who said it, but it went like this: The trouble with a democracy is once the people understand that they can vote for someone who will raid the public till for their personal gain, why, the government goes bankdrupt. Read more about it below.
This is from NetRight Daily: "Is it any wonder that John McKinnon reported in the Wall Street Journal, that the percentage of U.S. households owing no federal income tax climbed to 51 percent for 2009?
"That’s right. A majority of U.S. households don’t pay any income tax. Is it any wonder why the mantra of taxing the rich has become the rallying cry of the left, and middle class tax cuts now means expanding the number of people who don’t have a stake in the cost of government?
"Is it any wonder that John McKinnon reported in the Wall Street Journal, that the percentage of U.S. households owing no federal income tax climbed to 51 percent for 2009?"
In short, the gub'ment has created a "working" welfare state. Why should people get to vote if they don't actually have to pay any federal income tax? After all, they are in a position to pillage the public till----for their own special interests