Comments on: The growing government hand – looking back http://radioviceonline.com/the-growing-government-hand-looking-back/ The blog home of The Jim Vicevich Show Thu, 24 May 2012 20:46:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dave in EH http://radioviceonline.com/the-growing-government-hand-looking-back/comment-page-1/#comment-558 Dave in EH Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:26:24 +0000 http://www.radioviceonline.com/?p=2677#comment-558 The biggest problem has been "mission creep." Democrat legislator, seeing big pots of money to distribute to build pools of grateful voters, have expanded the functions of such programs as SSI and Medicare beyond their initial functions. As problems arose, problems were *NOT* correct, but jury-rigged solutions were applied -- SSI was made solvent by dragooning new payers into what was, by design, a supplementary savings program for blue-collar workers. When a pol tearfully whinges and wrings their hands to say that Grandma can survive on SSI, what he's not telling you is that SSI was never intended to Grandma's sole support. I worry we're in an election to replace ward bosses with commissars, on the slow installment plan. The biggest problem has been "mission creep." Democrat legislator, seeing big pots of money to distribute to build pools of grateful voters, have expanded the functions of such programs as SSI and Medicare beyond their initial functions. As problems arose, problems were *NOT* correct, but jury-rigged solutions were applied — SSI was made solvent by dragooning new payers into what was, by design, a supplementary savings program for blue-collar workers. When a pol tearfully whinges and wrings their hands to say that Grandma can survive on SSI, what he's not telling you is that SSI was never intended to Grandma's sole support.

I worry we're in an election to replace ward bosses with commissars, on the slow installment plan.

]]> By: Dimsdale http://radioviceonline.com/the-growing-government-hand-looking-back/comment-page-1/#comment-557 Dimsdale Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:06:03 +0000 http://www.radioviceonline.com/?p=2677#comment-557 It is positively amazing that the Democrats and their minions can push this crap through until the system collapses under its own weight of shaky deals, and still manage, with the help of a liberal press, to blame Bush, the Republicans, and Wall Street. I am still waiting for McCain to "name names" as he promised, but I think I will be disappointed. Dodd and Frank must be held accountable for their roles in this, as well as the participation by ACORN and Obama. It is positively amazing that the Democrats and their minions can push this crap through until the system collapses under its own weight of shaky deals, and still manage, with the help of a liberal press, to blame Bush, the Republicans, and Wall Street.

I am still waiting for McCain to "name names" as he promised, but I think I will be disappointed. Dodd and Frank must be held accountable for their roles in this, as well as the participation by ACORN and Obama.

]]> By: » The growing government hand - looking back http://radioviceonline.com/the-growing-government-hand-looking-back/comment-page-1/#comment-555 » The growing government hand - looking back Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:43:02 +0000 http://www.radioviceonline.com/?p=2677#comment-555 [...] Jay Wells at American Thinker has put together an excellent time line wrapping together - year by year - how the mortgage crisis happened. It’sa long post, but well worth your time this Sunday morning. The piece outlines choices made by … The growing government hand - looking back [...] [...] Jay Wells at American Thinker has put together an excellent time line wrapping together – year by year – how the mortgage crisis happened. It’sa long post, but well worth your time this Sunday morning. The piece outlines choices made by … The growing government hand – looking back [...]

]]> By: Troy http://radioviceonline.com/the-growing-government-hand-looking-back/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Troy Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:35:40 +0000 http://www.radioviceonline.com/?p=2677#comment-556 I'm maybe half way through this thing so far, and already I'm dumbfounded at all the agencies, acronyms, and abreviations involved in this thing. I'm only in the mid 90's and already I don't see anything in the soup bowl except broth. No wonder this thing fell apart; too many cooks. I'm maybe half way through this thing so far, and already I'm dumbfounded at all the agencies, acronyms, and abreviations involved in this thing. I'm only in the mid 90's and already I don't see anything in the soup bowl except broth. No wonder this thing fell apart; too many cooks.

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