- The Catholic Thing - https://www.thecatholicthing.org -

Big government is the opium of the people

Promises of the fail-safe guarantees of big government are unprecedented in cost and scope. Crushing national debt and the consolidation of government power undermine our freedom and threaten economic well-being. Some have compared government programs to mafia protection rackets. The comparison is unfair. Government programs are much more costly and unforgiving than mob extortion. [1]