Government in the lives of people | Federal Way letters

Published 7:21 pm Monday, January 4, 2010

State Rep. Mark Miloscia (D-District 30), as I understand your opinion from Dec. 30, I agree with you that society fails when:

1. There is a breakdown of the family and an ever-growing public distain for all things religious.

2. Individuals believe, and when governments enable individuals to receive unearned and therefore undeserved benefits, i.e. getting something for nothing off the backs of someone else’s labor.

3. Individuals “… expect, if not demand, that taxes cover our mistakes.” I’m glad you appreciate that hardworking people who sacrifice their personal time with their families, the comforts of life, and in many cases their health to become financially independent, are truly “entitled” to their earnings and the benefits that come with those earnings.

4. The “morally bankrupt pursuit” of government to redistribute wealth from those who have sacrificed to earn and to give to those who have not earned is immoral and repugnant to any sense of fair play.

Mark, I also agree that both government and people need to sacrifice; therefore, for the greater good and for what is just, government needs to sacrifice (i.e. give up):

1. Making people reliant on government.

2. Redistributing wealth.

3. Competing with the private sector.

4. Creating thousands of laws to control every aspect of an individual’s life.

5. Growing government.

6. Providing services to illegals.

7. Increasing taxes.

8. Providing services in more than one language i.e. make one national language, etc.

People need to sacrifice (i.e. give up):

1. Blaming others for your failures.

2. Depending on government (i.e. if you need help, look to churches, charities, friends, family and self).

3. Lacking ambition and persistence.

4. Lacking direction and purpose.

5. Receiving government handouts.

6. Hyphenating the type of American they are, i.e. if you’re born in the U.S., then you’re an American, plain and simple, American.

7. Thinking that employers exist for your benefit, if you don’t like your company, start your own; see how well you deal with employees and working 80 hours a week.

8. Thinking that government gives you your rights and that your ever-changing elected officials are somehow smarter than you and know better than you how to live your life and make your decisions, etc.

When government gets out of the lives of people, then people will depend on people.

So Mark, with you as our state representative, you can advocate and legislate these Greatest Generation principles. And, with God’s help, you will!

Kim Comito, Federal Way