Technogeek wrote:
Oh, but yours are so obviously facts! It's Obvious!
They're obviously true. But that's because only really really smart people can figure things out for themselves. ;)
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You are so funny when you are indignant.
You'd be indignant too (and amused, as I usually am) when the solution to a problem is so painfully obvious to you it's hard to imagine that anyone couldn't see it, much less automatically arrive at the same conclusion, yet so many people fail to do so...
To me, the relationship between the existence of entitlement programs and the corresponding changes in behavior of those who receive them is obvious. It's as obvious as understanding that if you chum the waters, you'll draw sharks. If you provide free stuff to people, you'll increase the number of people who'll show up for the free stuff. Duh. And once people get used to getting free stuff, they'll support politicians who promise to keep giving it to them, or increasing what they get. Duh. And once you understand that, the political reasons why a political party might advocate increased government freebies is... well... obvious.