Who Says “Unity” is Such a Good Thing?

Essay from Dr. Hurd.com -

"In fact, on all the important matters, the two parties agree. Raising the debt limit? Yes. Raising taxes? Yes. Increasing spending, along with the debt, into a fictitious infinity? Yes. Increasing regulations and government power over nearly all activities of daily life, way outside the parameters of the original U.S. Constitution? Of course.

The two parties differ only in style and the precise cost of our bankruptcy. But in all substantive respects, the most recent budget deal by Congress is the fiscal equivalent of the Gulf of Tonkin “bold” movement towards disaster.

I recently read a story about Ronald Reagan’s presidency. Whether the story is true or not isn’t the point. It illustrates where most of America is."

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