“Limited government” sounds great until you’re shivering in the dark and flushing your toilet with snow. #txlege
This disaster is rooted in one big lie.
A lie first uttered by Ronald Reagan in 1981: “Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem."
A lie first uttered by Ronald Reagan in 1981: “Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem."
Session after session, we see a pattern.
When the economy is good, the #txlege cuts taxes for wealthy people.
When the economy is bad, the #txlege cuts services for working people.
When the economy recovers, the #txlege doesn’t replace the lost revenue or the lost services.
When the economy is good, the #txlege cuts taxes for wealthy people.
When the economy is bad, the #txlege cuts services for working people.
When the economy recovers, the #txlege doesn’t replace the lost revenue or the lost services.
It’s a vicious cycle that is deliberately designed to “starve the beast.” Deliberately designed to weaken government.
And we saw the results last week.
And we saw the results last week.
A weak government doesn’t build critical infrastructure.
A weak government doesn’t regulate power plants.
A weak government doesn’t tackle climate change.
A weak government doesn’t keep you safe.
A weak government doesn’t regulate power plants.
A weak government doesn’t tackle climate change.
A weak government doesn’t keep you safe.
In a democracy, government is how we solve problems that we can’t solve as individuals.
We should be suspicious of government overreach like mass incarceration and endless war.
But over the last 10 days, government wasn’t the problem, government was the solution we didn’t have.
We should be suspicious of government overreach like mass incarceration and endless war.
But over the last 10 days, government wasn’t the problem, government was the solution we didn’t have.
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