Trust the Government?

Seems to me I have explained this to the point of tedium, but maybe not. This week someone asked me, "Ralph, how come you don’t trust the government? Do you really think the U. S. Government would lie to you?" No, I don’t think any such thing. I know it will. Why? Let me count the ways—or at least a few of the ways. There are too many to list here… When I was about 15 years old I got a Social Security card. I was told that when I became 65 they would pay me an income. Instead, they made me wait seven months past age 65. In other words, they cheated me out of seven months’ income. That’s more than $12,000 gone forever. They told me I wouldn’t have to pay income tax on the income Social Security paid to me after 65. They changed their mind on that, so now I do have to pay income tax on it.They told me that they would set aside Social Security funds so that the money would be there for future retirees. Then Lyndon Johnson changed all of that in the 1960s, so that now the guvmint spends the money and promises that future payments will be met. Now, my question is how could anybody trust a guvmint like that? Let me also restate that the guvmint collected our money for an Aviation Trust Fund, promising to spend the money on aviation—then for years they flat refused to spend it. They were keeping it to make the national debt look smaller, and I have a letter from a Congressman confirming that. If you or I did that, they would call it larceny after trust—or something like that—and lock us up, as we would deserve. Then there is…But, I could run on forever. The point is, hell no I don’t trust the guvmint.We’d love to post your comments. Please click the comment tab at the top.