Americans pride themselves on being a self-reliant people. We know that the freedom to make our own fortune sets us apart from many other nations. It’s what has drawn generations of immigrants to our shores — men and women risking their lives to live a life in which they, not the government, are in charge.
But with each passing year, that portrait flies more and more in the face of reality. The numbers plainly show that we are becoming a people dependent not on ourselves, but on government. We are evolving into a nation of takers, not givers.
The numbers in question come in the form of a new Heritage Foundation report titled “The 2012 Index of Dependence on Government.” You don’t have to read far before you realize that the days of Horatio Alger stories are behind us.
Start with the most basic facts: Today, more than 67.3 million Americans rely on assistance from Washington for everything from food, shelter and clothing to college tuition and health care. These benefits cost federal taxpayers roughly $2.5 trillion annually.
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This article delivers a stinging rebuke to Americans. It also offers a dismal view of the future–but only if we do nothing. I write this blog because I believe there is hope to change things. That hope is through “We the People” becoming self-reliant once more.
