The Ultimate Devastating Price of Government Dependency…

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(ThyBlackMan.com) The devastating price of government dependency. I witnessed it up close and personal in the late 50s when I was a child. Both of my mom’s sisters had five kids each by various men who simply deposited their seed and moved on. Thus, both of my aunts were totally dependent on government. They lived in the projects.

The oldest of five children, I remember when my parents and four siblings also lived in the projects. We moved out to a black suburb when dad broke the color barrier into the Baltimore City Fire Department and became a firefighter

Still, it was a treat whenever I was permitted to sleepover at my cousins’ home in the projects in the exciting city.

The atmosphere at my welfare dependent cousins’ home was strikingly different from mine; a subtle sadness which made me feel a little sorry for them. I felt they envied me and my siblings for having a dad who actually lived with us. I remember seeing large cans and boxes of generic labeled foods, peanut butter, powdered milk, meat and cheese. As a child, I felt food was weirdly important to them. My siblings and I could go into our fridge anytime we desired. My cousins’ fridge was off limits without permission.

Despite lots of extremely loud talking and laughter in their homes, both my aunts appeared chronically angry and bitter with short explosive tempers. A threat of violence constantly loomed over life in the government projects inside and outside of the home.

If you add up the financial value of what my welfare cousins received for “free” from the government (housing, food and health care) their annual income probably far surpassed that of my dad. And yet, I considered my cousins to be poor. They perceived themselves to be poor as well.

Of my ten welfare dependent cousins, only one remarkably “made it”. He worked his way through college and became very successful. The other nine never ventured off of the government plantation; seduced by the false promise of security. Consequently, they succumbed to alcohol and drug abuse and out of wedlock births. Four of my cousins’ lifestyles caused them to suffer early deaths.

Clearly, my two aunts choice or perceive lack of any other option but to totally rely on government for their survival came at a devastatingly high price; the self image and spirit of themselves and their children.

This tragic scenario sponsored by mostly Democrats has been playing out in the black community for at least 50 years.

A black man in the Oval Office affords the Democrats a unique opportunity. They can scream racism whenever anyone disagrees or opposes any of Obama’s policies. Thus, his presidency is a golden opportunity to spread their destruction of the black family nationally to all Americans.

Why would the Democrats desire to do this, you ask? In a nut shell, it is all about them. The more Americans dependent on government, the more Democrats are empowered. Also, the Democratic Party enthusiastically embraces all who hate America. Pure and simple.

The Democrats supported by the liberal media are well on their way to transforming America into a giant government-controlled plantation of dependent lifelong indentured servants.

For example. Under Obama, a record number of Americans receive food stamps. Another Democrat tactic to increase the number of Americans dependent on government and voting democrat is to keep extending unemployment benefits which is now up to 92 weeks, almost two years. What incentive is there for the unemployed to aggressively pursue a job when they know they can sit on their butts and receive a check for two years? Rather than Obama reducing ridiculous costly regulations on small business which would create jobs, Democrats and their media partners are pressuring the Republicans to join them in further extending unemployment benefits.

Beginning in public school through college, liberals have indoctrinated our children teaching them America is unjust, Capitalism is evil, they are entitled to the fruit of other peoples’ labors and only government can make things fair and right. Liberal indoctrination birthed the Occupy movement; losers hating achievers and demanding their “fair share”.

Meanwhile, 47% of Americans, almost half the country, are exempt from paying federal income taxes. Despite the rich paying most of the taxes already, Democrats are screaming for the rich to pay more.

But here is my point. There is a scary question on the minds of decent Americans. The question is have we reached “the tipping point”– the point where teachers and professors have stolen the minds of too many of our youths; the point where Democrats have made so many Americans dependent upon some form of government handout that a majority of Americans surrender their freedom, liberty and our culture to big government.

Nothing in life is free. While my cousins received free cradle to grave government handouts, they paid a devastating price for their dependency. They lost themselves, their self-esteem, pride and dignity. They lost the joy of success after failure. They lost the pursuit of their dreams. They lost the experience of developing their God given gifts and talents. For perceived security, my cousins willingly remained slaves on the Democrats’ government plantation.

Here is what Ben Franklin had to say about folks who worship security.

“He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security.”

Due to the lack of American history taught in our public schools, I would not be surprised if a student asked, “Ben Franklin, ain’t he the guy who dated J-Lo?”

I do not fear for America because I believe God still has us in His Hands. However, I am extremely concerned that we have culturally and morally lost our way.

Today, it is no longer embarrassing to depend on welfare for survival. Many feel justified demanding government rob the rich to redistribute to them in the name of fairness and compassion. These suckers are clueless to the truth that the confiscated funds go to public sector unions which recycles the funds back to the Democratic Party via union dues.

But here is the rub. You government dependency junkies do not get of Scott free. Remember, nothing in life is free. You ultimately pay a devastating price for your class envy, laziness, hate and fear. In the process, you lose yourself.

Staff Writer; Lloyd Marcus

Chairman of The Campaign to Defeat Barack Obama.

Please help me spread my message by joining my Liberty Network.

Lloyd is singer/songwriter of the American Tea Party Anthem and author of Confessions of a Black Conservative, foreword by Michele Malkin.

hoodgirl says:

December 12, 2011 at 12:24 pm

Great Article! I too have a cousin who has milked the “welfare system” for decades and now is showing her two children the rope to hang themselves out to dry! They can’t seem to digest the fact that when you’re a willing participant of the “welfare system” your life is an endless loop and you will NEVER build wealth!

1iberty4all says:

December 9, 2011 at 9:43 pm

Demanding a job does not make it demand side.

1) taking money out your pocket to overspend on govt initiatives leaves you less spending power and puts a strain on the economy when you have less money to buy goods.

2)Financial crisis can be easily caused when the goventment initiatives gain moral support form the left for being social justice in getting people houses, and support from the right thinking that the economy will grow from people spedning money on furninshings. The heavy hand of government can’t tip the scale without reprocussions

3) two years of complete congress control is not gridlock, but apparently still unable to pass a budget

The solution you look for is to allow people to spend their own money. You do better with your dollar spent than the govt does.

Is your dollar better spent on some solar company that is going to waste it, or is it better spent on something you want? I say the latter. I say the company you spend your solydra dollar on sees that you demand their product. I say that your demand, and the demand of others creates demand for more of that product, not solydra panels. Your demand creates a demand for companies to create more, and the demand to hire more. That is the demand side.

There is no need to cut food stamps. Cut spending on other things, and the money spent on foodstams will decrease on its own, because people will have jobs

Dell Gines says:

December 9, 2011 at 1:49 pm

Another point. I do agree with you on small business regulation. Some of the regulatory burdens that are put on banks and small businesses are a challenge. But what is a worse challenge for small business growth according to the small business owners themselves (this is my field and my area of research) is the uncertainty of the political environment caused in large part by both parties being so ideologically and politically motivated they can make common sense compromise on the budget, and debt.

Banks are cash rich with the capacity to lend right now, but many less businesses are pursuing loans, because in a contraction phase the market uncertainty for growth is a challenge.

So again, you can’t simply say deregulated, because as I mentioned below, that is a supply side argument that businesses aren’t supplying. The reality is that consumers aren’t buying.

Again. I am open for an argument on Obama’s policies, but the way you made it is ideological in nature, and not rational or pragmatic.

Dell Gines says:

December 9, 2011 at 1:44 pm

Lloyd, brother, let me help you out a bit. When you talk about economics my recommendation is that you know at least a little bit about it.

First off, as many know I am not an Obama supporter. I am a independent that seeks the development of African Americans in America. On principle I reject many of the tenets of liberalism.

That being said Obama has:

1) Inherited the worse recession since the great depression in America
2) Inherited a financial crisis, which is different than a recession. A recession is the contraction over at least two quarters of GDP.
3) An extremely gridlocked Congress that almost took the country to the brink twice now, the first being the debate over the debt ceiling.

You are making a clearly ‘demand’ argument for employment, well at least implicitly you are in your piece. The problem is not the demand side, we are sitting at about 9% unemployment, and 17% for African Americans. Folks WANT to work. But the thing about a recession is jobs go.

So you say he is fostering government dependency due to the growth of food stamps and the extension of unemployment benefits.

My question to you is what is your solution? The economy has moderately improved, but not with enough growth yet to drive down unemployment. So is your suggestion to cut all of the support during a recession time, to satisfy some machismo ideological right wing view of the world, which has been proven not to work?

If you are going to attempt to make an attack based upon the fundamental economic structure of America and how it impacts the average person, at least know what you are talking about.