Posted by
Paul Worlton on Friday, June 22, 2007 1:05:34 PM
Right this very minute I am listening to Tom Sullivan (who is substituting for Rush) assert that we should not subsidize college educations because we are funding those who will be able to make the most money in America. I have heard a very similar argument from Michael Medved. To the both of you I want to ask, "How does it feel to be liberal?"
Yes, a reluctance to subsidize anyone but the poor is a liberal ideal. Liberals use it to assert that we should subsidize those who are "less fortunate" - or from my point of view, those who are a "drain on society". Yes, I said it! I don't see that distributing money to those who are not actively contributing to American society is the right thing for the government to do. It is, in fact, funding those who will be the downfall of America. It is like giving someone money knowing he will go out and buy a gun to shoot you with. Sure, that's a pretty extreme statement, and those who constantly drain society without contributing aren't using a gun. No, they are a much more slow and insidious danger than a gun.
So why should we fund those folks who are going to go out and make a lot of money for themselves? Well, how about because they are also likely to spend that money creating jobs? How about because people who are college educated are less likely to commit violent crimes? How about because it is an investment in America rather than charity? Do you guys really believe it is not the government's job to encourage the best attributes in its citizens? Personally, I do. It is part of preventing crime and encouraging people to better themselves that will benefit my selfish aims - a society that I can fully enjoy living in.
Want to stick to your liberal guns? Fine, how about this: Those who are really impoverished are highly unlikely to be able to afford college and are less likely to attend without a government subsidy. Does that satisfy your liberal thinking, Tom and Michael? You guys need to quit buying into the liberal arguments.