Not only is our rate of spending on entitlements – like Medicare and Social
Security – unsustainable, but we have also increased so-called
discretionary spending at an unprecedented rate. Now that the Democrats
are in charge in Congress, maybe we Republicans can rediscover our
roots in limited government. The free market is the most efficient
means of allocating capital and human resources. The recent bailouts
(auto bailout, AIG bailout, Wall Street bailout) are inconsistent with
this principle. Not only are we heaping mounds of debt on future
generations but, by inserting government so deeply into the private
sector, we are making future economic growth far more difficult.
Read About Discretionary Spending in Stimulus Bill
