Today, I will discuss the falsehoods that liberals would have you believe concerning an issue that has come up out of nowhere during this campaign season. I'm talking about the issue of prescription drugs. First, however, I will explain why this is even an issue. Most of you, I'm sure are thinking, "I've never seen anything about prescription drugs, and now, suddenly, it's all over the news and is a major campaign issue. What the hey?"
The reason that this is even an issue is because the candidates, specifically
Al Gore, are targeting older citizens. They know that older citizens come out in
droves to vote. The candidates typically ignore us, the younger generation,
because we just can't seem to find time to vote.
It boils down to the fact
that Al Gore is making this an issue to buy votes from the elderly. Yes, ladies
and gentlemen, he is promising to throw more money their way in turn for their
votes. It is truly sad.
What is sadder, however, is the underlying theme here. Let me share a revelation with you. I have pondered the prescription drug issue for some time now. I've pondered the way the extreme left has tried to paint Republicans as heartless and cruel by claiming that they want to drain money from Medicare, Medicaid, etc. I've seen the liberal camp parade elderly folk across a stage with their sob story about how they can't afford drugs and so forth. However, I was not easily deceived.
Immediately, I thought, "Don't these elderly folks have family that can help them? If they can't afford these drugs, why can't their family pitch in and help pay? Why does it have to be the government's responsibility?" I know that if my parents were struggling with prescription drug payments or anything else, I would be first in line to help them. For Pete's sake, are "younger" people so selfish that they can't help their own parents? After all, these are the people who gave us life and raised us in such a dangerous world.
I guess I'm just a bit kooky. I guess I'm one of the few who think that it is the family, not the government, who should take care of the elderly. Well, I guess if we want to be selfish and let Uncle Sam take care of our parents rather than own up to the responsibility, then that is our own prerogative, right?
Granted, there may be families that literally can't help their elderly
parents, but let's not make a huge issue out of something that is relatively
minor. The Republican Party isn't going to just cut off programs to help the
elderly.
But, perhaps, things aren't all doom and gloom, as the liberal
fascists would have us believe. Think about it.