"...But the government has become a budget-busting behemoth. Almost every state in the union is struggling to meet its obligations to public employee pension programs.
For example, costs associated with Rhode Island’s public pensions have tripled in the past ten years. According to a new report, each resident of Chicago is “on the hook for a whopping $5,821 in unfunded liability for pension promises to city and Cook County public employees.” California has about $60 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. Add it all up and taxpayers are facing a $1 trillion shortfall just at the state-level for public employee pensions.
So, what is Barack Obama doing to address the nation’s growing fiscal crisis? He’s out campaigning for a Big Government healthcare plan. How much sense does it make for Washington to create another trillion-dollar entitlement program when we can’t afford the government we already have? None whatsoever. And it makes as much sense to trust our healthcare to the same folks who bankrupted Social Security, Medicare and the Post Office.
Now, here’s some good news. A recent Rasmussen poll found that 66% of voters want a smaller government with fewer services and less taxes. Just 23% of voters – the base of the Democrat Party – want bigger government and higher taxes. American people don’t want Big Government for good reason. The more government does, the bigger it gets. The bigger it gets, the more resources (your hard-earned tax dollars) it demands."
Gary Bauer
Campaign for Working Families
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