They detailed how they would help the American people.....Republicans were outraged
Expanding the welfare state and making millions of Americans dependent on government is helping them? With friends like that, who needs enemies?
Years ago people used to help themselves and not depend on anybody. Of course back then, we valued liberty and had integrity.
Doing things to help Americans is not a welfare state
Dems talk things like free college, low cost healthcare
Republicans argue over who can build the biggest wall
Taking from taxpayers to spend on citizens is the welfare state. There is no such thing as Free. There is giving somebody something and making somebody else pay for it, i.e., welfare state.
That is the reason we created a government. To do things for We the people.
We the people collect revenue and then decide what is in the best interest of the people. Some you may agree with, some not
That is what makes it a great system
If you consider Communism a great system.
In our government, government is only supposed to govern--not provide things for people like college, welfare, and bailouts. Our country is not a social club and we are not members.
"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution that grants Congress the right, of expending on articles of benevolence, the money of their constituents."
James Madison, Annals of Congress, 1794