Need a Cell Phone?

Since the 80s, the government has been providing subsidies and reduced-cost phone service to people in need. The intent being to connect these people to emergency services. However, after 2008 the project has grown rapidly, and now costs about $2 BILLION to run. Any individual who has a phone pays for this service on their monthly bill.

 I understand that we want people to be able to call 911 when it is needed. But a basic prepaid phone can be paid for by the consumer.

This is what I have a problem with:

The government (notice I say government, not left or right because frankly, I don't have much faith in either one now) seems to be living and supporting this idea that suddenly we have new "rights". Now, our country has always been based on the premise that we have certain inalienable rights including life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We have a Bill of Rights, and in case you have forgotten what rights are guaranteed to us:

1. Right to freedom of speech, of religion, of the press, and to peaceably assemble.
2. Right to bear arms and for well regulated Militia to form, as a necessity for keeping a free State.
3. During times of peace, soldiers shall not be housed without the permission of the owner.
4. Protection against unreasonable search and seizure.
5. Right to Grand Jury hearing, protection against double jeopardy, etc.
6. Right to a speedy and public trial
7. Right to trial by jury
8. Protection against excessive bail
9. Protection against using the Constitution to deny anyone rights held by the people.
10. Powers not delegated to the Federal Government by the Constitution shall remain in control of the States.

Do you see anywhere in there where we have the RIGHT to free healthcare? Do we have the RIGHT to free phones?

Ronald Reagan put it best when he said, "The government can't control things. A government can't control the economy without controlling people."

How does the government set about controlling people? How do we control others, or how do our employers control us? By giving us something that we cannot live without, or getting us used to a way of life that we are unwilling to give up. The government can do this by taxing us enough to keep us struggling. They then give "free" products and services to control the voting of those who receive. The larger the welfare program grows, the more votes politicians can count on. The more people who blindly follow the government, the easier it will be for them to pass laws and regulations that are against the framework of our country. They will then have the power to tax more and more, controlling our money and our ability to take care of ourselves, controlling us.

Yeah, it probably sounds far fetched, but it is true. A government can control us only by getting us dependent on them. To do this, they need to give lots of stuff to people for free. To pay for this, they need to take more taxes. Then we are left with an inability to be successful, an inability to own land or homes or any other assets. And we are then left without liberty.

You see, gaining free healthcare and free phones may sound ok, but we have to pay for it somewhere. The government is in no way interested in cutting spending, meaning they need to find more income. That comes from your paycheck, ladies and gentlemen. Right now, everyone who has a phone pays for the $2 Billion free phone program.

Doesn't sound so free now, does it? It's not. And the faster we all understand that, the better off we are. Healthcare is not a RIGHT. Phones are not a RIGHT. We have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Thanks to government and people who are seemingly ignorant, we are losing the right to life (through millions of abortions), we are losing our liberty (taxation, debt spending, loss of religious liberties) and the pursuit of happiness has become the pursuit of mediocrity.