Current Political Slogans

"The current system is broken and needs to be fixed".
"We need to ensure that every American has access".
"Cost increases are out of control - the cost keeps going up and the quality doesn't".
"Competition is the cornerstone to keeping them honest".
"It is fast becoming unaffordable for the average American".

Do these sound familiar? These are what politicians are saying about Health Care. However, I would like to re-word them a bit. Here goes!

"Our current Government is broken and needs to be fixed".
"Politicians need to make themselves accessible to every American".
"The National Debt is out of control. The Government keeps spending but quality of service does not improve".
"Perhaps having more than two political parties will provide more competition and choices for the American people and we can actually have politicians that serve the voters and not themselves or special interest".
"With continued spending by our Government, soon we will face hyper-inflation and everything from food to fuel will be unaffordable for the average American".

Government should work from the bottom up, not the top down. Local communities should be responsible for themselves first. What is above and beyond their control should be handled by the county and city. What is above and beyond their control should be handled by the State. Finally, what is above and beyond their control should be handled by the Federal Government. When I was a kid, the store owners in the small town I lived in swept the sidewalks in front of each of their respective stores without relying on the City to do it. They shoveled and salted the walks in the winter, and in a lot of cases cleared the parking areas so customers could visit their stores. After a typical winter's storm, most people were out shoveling their own walks and driveways AND helping those neighbors who couldn't do it for themselves.

What happened to those days?

Let's get them back!