Seize Freedom, by Rep. Thad McCotter: on Welfare & Poverty


Thad McCotter: Welfare traps humans in crushing cycle of dependence

The flexibility of our markets is endangered by excessive regulation, onerous litigation, and government distribution of wealth. Special interests promote complex tax loopholes that impede the free flow of capital and divert it for less productive purposes, while the government is not adequately addressing the anxieties many citizens feel during globalization's era of rapid innovation and change. We must address the public's insecurities to prevent a backlash against the very free-enterprise syste that is the foundation of our prosperity. The failure to fully enforce our rights and protections from unfair competition under international law and within the terms of present and potential trade agreements; the failure to expand the research-and-development capabilities that propel a high-powered economy; and the unconscionable acceptance of a welfare system that traps our fellow human beings in soul-crushing cycle of dependence.
Source: Seize Freedom, by Rep. Thad McCotter, p. 72-73 Feb 8, 2011

  • The above quotations are from Seize Freedom!
    American Truths and Renewal in a Chaotic Age    ,
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