The Future of Democracy

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

And this I think ties in with something I mentioned earlier, namely that according to polls, while the majority of Americans are now socially liberal, a significant majority still remains fiscally conservative. If the polls are accurate, then social spending is viewed positively by a minority in the US.

I am socially liberal and fiscally conservative.

But I think what has always happened in the U.S. to stop social spending is the fear that someone undeserving (i.e. the wrong race) is going to get the money.

It’s been said - with some justice, I think - that a conservative is someone who can’t enjoy a meal unless he knows someone else is starving.

Boru