Pardon me, Mrs. Clinton!

People don’t steal because they are poor. People steal, because they are thieves. But it is the powerful who are capable of engaging thievery on larger scale in the long run. They can be a bit more clever in avoiding detection

Hillary Clinton presented a grand theft idea to the Congressional Black Caucus last week. Using a prestigious stage to toss out an idea that sucks, I am reminded once again that grand theft can be packaged to look like compassion. According to Hillary the Beneficent, every baby born in America is deserving of a $5,000 dollar savings bond. With four million babies born every single year in America, this is quite a gift pick-pocketed straight from hardworking middle-class taxpayers. Naturally, such a prestigious program will also require the oversight of under-employed and overpaid Democratic party staffers who are also looking forward to their next free lunch. A lucky few hundred will now be able to move into the bureaucratic federal pay structure as this new start-up operation will require top(heavy) talent.

I am sure Mrs. Clinton will assure the program is knighted with a lofty name, such as The Department for Human Potential. Sadly, giving constant free government hand-outs to the poor not only kills potential and drive, but it also perpetuates a culture of generational poverty which is now seen in many family trees across America. Not only will the government dispense free milk, eggs, juice and cheese, a debit card for other grocery needs, free dental care and general health care, free meals at school so that the adult is not required to pour a bowl of cereal or make a sandwich, but Mama Gov’ will now offer a little nest egg for a child’s college or their first home. Talk about the government goose laying the golden egg for stupid Jack who sold the last farm animal for a handful of beans. Let the rewards continue.... in spite of the stupidity. Call me cranky, but I believe that if you make a baby, you should care for a baby. It is your responsibility, not mine, to feed, clothe and educate your own progeny. And if you are single and only care to make the hook-up with occasional sperm donors to create your babies, that is your business. It is also your problem.

Now granted, Hillary certainly has the right to her opinion and own personal folly, but it should be at her own cost. Since charity begins at home, shouldn’t she be talking to Bill about compassion for the poor? After all, Wall Street Journal reported that Mr. Clinton has earned forty million dollars giving speeches. His charitable foundations have billions of dollars at their disposal. What a wonderful way for the Clintons to extend their philanthropy.

Naturally, taxpayers who punch a clock for thirty years in a row and rarely miss a day’s work all know the score. It is about securing the vote. This is America. Even the poor and the stupid have such right and I support their right to a voice. But they vote for the candidate who offers the biggest goody bag. As the idea of paying for six colorized tattoos or a life-time of cigarettes will never fly, Hillary knows that no one can resist a pretty baby. But this is a bastard of a child which she wishes to produce as far as government entitlement. Legitimate tax dollars, used in the most illegitimate manner.

Pardon me, Hillary, is that your hand in my wallet?

Tammy Swofford
tammyswofford@yahoo.com