The Obama campaign has introduced a cartoon character named Julia to convince Americans of all the government goodies in place and on the way for this young lady (and by implication, you). Of course paying for them and meeting the already created long-term liabilities are not mentioned in Julia’s story.
Here is an excerpt from an opinion piece in the New York Times and the full articles is here.
Her name is Julia, and she has the lead role in an Obama 2012 slide show that follows what’s supposed to be an American everywoman from childhood into retirement, tracking everything the Obama White House’s policies would do for her and everything the “Romney/Ryan” Republicans would not. The list of Obama-bestowed benefits includes Head Start when Julia’s a tyke, tax credits and Pell grants to carry her through college and low-interest loan repayment afterward, guaranteed birth control when she’s a 20-something and government-sponsored loans when she wants to start a business, all of it culminating in a stress-free retirement underwritten by Medicare and Social Security.
There is more at stake than Julia’s promised benefits. The fundamental role of government in our lives and the dependency we place on government provided programs is what really matters. Oh yes, one other little thing also matters … How (and who) will we pay for all these programs?
If you think it’s the other guy who will pay for Julia’s contraceptives, subsidize her loans or child care, I think you are wrong.
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