Listening to the Candidates

As I mentioned previously, all three major US presidential candidates believe that government is the solution to various real or perceived ills. When they are asked a question about health care, jobs, gas prices, trade, etc., they have the start to the answers, "The government would..." They go on to list what the government would do, or how the government would spend money--for which they often use the word "invest."

Here is something that will help you understand what they really want to do. Whenever they say, "The government will pay for" something, substitute the phrase "you tax payers" for the word "government." Then it will read, "You taxpayers will pay for..."

Promises are so abundant during political season. Be smart and realistic about what the candidates are promising. Ask yourself, "Who is going to pay for this?" The answer is that you will pay for it, if you have a job. The government's money is confiscated from the taxpayers. If you would not pay for it on your own, why should the government.