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I saw an incredible story on “60 Minutes” last Sunday. They interviewed the Comptroller-General of the United States, and he had really disturbing things to day.
America, he said, is heading towards almost certain bankruptcy unless certain things change- and soon. The government is simply too large, there are too many social programs, healthcare is absurdly expensive to maintain, too many people are getting old. There are not nearly enough taxes to pay for all of this. As the years go on, either taxes will have to be raised dramatically, programs will have to be massively gutted, or we can all just embrace some form of economic collapse.
It made me think about Canada, where our healthcare system is even more vast and expensive and we have an ever-increasing flux of overseas immigrants to deal with. We take so much for granted today. We view the welfare state as being an inherently natural thing. We have decided we “deserve” free healthcare and all the rest, and get very angry when people propose cuts. My generation has inherited that mentality, but we’ll also have to embrace the legacy of where such thinking can lead. The 60 Minutes summary of the story.
October 11th, 2011 at 12:46 am
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