Yesterday, Donald Trump was asked a question about how the government was going to handle the problem with expensive childcare. It’s a poison question because the reporter knows what Trump going to say, and it ain’t going to be pretty.
Let’s listen:
Nancy Pelosi posted in response on X:
Trump says America is “too big” to take care of child care, Medicaid and Medicare and instead must focus on waging wars of choice.
He’s wrong. Our country has the ability—what’s missing is a President willing to put people first.
There are hundreds of posts just like this from the usual suspects. Here’s the thing, she’s wrong. Our country cannot handle this.
I know Nancy is a bis fan of Modern Monatary Theory and thinks all we have to do is print more money when we need it. This is socialist trash of a theory that has failed everywhere it’s been done. The Soviet Union, Cuba, China, Venezuela, Portugal, Spain and Greece have all tried this and have failed. Some ending up in austerity.
We also have a hell of a debt crisis in this country. I know we all know about the national debt of about $39 trillion dollars. But our actual debt is around $160 trillion when you include all of the nanny-state program, social security, and subsidies. Folks, we are actually in some trouble.
There are a couple of points I want to make that show Trump is right (though he is a little clumsy with his language).
The first thing I want to point out is all these things the Left tells us are human rights are not. No one has a right to housing, healthcare, food, childcare, or a job. No where in the Constitution does it tell you we have a right to those. We used to be a country that believed that. The reason these are not rights is because these things depend on the labor or property of others.
- Housing requires the property of another person.
- Healthcare requires the labor of a doctor.
- Food requires the labor of a farmer.
- Childcare requires the labor of a childcare provider.
- A job requires the capital (money) of a business owner.
None of this stuff is free and the government cannot afford to pay for it all. Especially since the government does not have any money. The taxpayers pay for it.
As far as the states taking care of all of the social programs, Trump is right. States, cities, and communities are much better able to handle what they need than the federal government. In fact, localities and communities are better able to handle these things better than the state government.
Right now, state governments, like California, provide all this crap to get federal money, which they waste through incompetency and corruption. What do you think California would do if they had to pay for it? Especially since California is already $34 billion in debt.
Finally, as far as wars and having to pay for the military, Trump is also right. Yeah, it was gruff and blunt, but it is right.
When the Constitution was written, the government only had three jobs:
- Protect the country from threats, both foreign and domestic.
- Ensure the sovereignty of our borders.
- Resolve interstate commerce.
That’s it. Nothing more.
Throughout the 20th century, the courts have expanded the federal government’s power and responsibility (mostly on the grounds of interstate commerce). This has created the bureaucracies we have today. Conservatives like me point this out every time we get the chance.
When Trump says that the federal government shouldn’t worry about crap like childcare or healthcare, he is right.
the Left needs to get over it.