Obama: Proponents of limited government responsible for all the lobbyists in DC

Obama: Proponents of limited government responsible for all the lobbyists in DC. “The Founders trusted us with this awesome authority. We should trust ourselves with it, too. Because when we don’t, when we turn away and get discouraged and cynical, and abdicate that authority, we grant our silent consent to someone who will gladly claim it. That’s how we end up with lobbyists who set the agenda; and policies detached from what middle-class families face every day; the well-connected who publicly demand that Washington stay out of their business — and then whisper in government’s ear for special treatment that you don’t get.” Hey Chucko, the well-connected who donate to your campaigns don’t want Washington to stay out of their business, they want Washington to give them more business… and now they’re even suing for it. This man is absolutely bizarre.

This post was last modified on April 12, 2021

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  • Actually, it's the PROGRESSIVE TAX CODE.

    If they could'nt reward or punish people, industries, or organizations by writting tax law they way do right now, many of the problems we have would go away. The people who bitch about "loopholes" the most, are the same assholes who LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE massive govermental involvment in EVERYTHING.

    What's sad is theat America has the tax plan Karl Marx promoted, & Russia, they have the plan Steve Forbes promotes. The flat tax. That tells you all you need to know how effed up we are.

  • Crony Capitalism only lasts as long as socialism, once the money runs out it's over.

  • He had five years to get rid of them as HE SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO DO so.... what is he complaining about and what does this have to do with Benghazi. Boy wants to talk about everything but Benghazi...