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Thought for the Day

"We hard-hearted small-government guys are often damned as selfish types who care nothing for the general welfare. But, as the Greek protests* make plain, nothing makes an individual more selfish than the socially equitable communitarianism of big government: Once a chap’s enjoying the fruits of government health care, government-paid vacation, government-funded early retirement, and all the rest, he couldn’t give a hoot about the general societal interest; he’s got his, and to hell with everyone else. People’s sense of entitlement endures long after the entitlement has ceased to make sense."

    ~ Mark Steyn

HT National Review Online

*Link added to the original.

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