Gilbert Gutknecht: “last week President Clinton told the voters of Virginia, the ones who supported repealing the car tax, that they were…”

“last week President Clinton told the voters of Virginia, the ones who supported repealing the car tax, that they were selfish. Well, excuse me, Mr. President, but maybe you have forgotten what the Declaration of Independence says. It says that all men are created equal and they have certain inalienable rights, and among those rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I find it remarkable that anyone would not notice that liberty and the pursuit of happiness both apply to the idea of who gets to decide what to do with their money. That is really the point. This is not a question of selfishness, but whether and who will decide how to spend their money. Conservatives emphasize that people are the best judge of how their money should be spent, whereas liberals tend to think that politicians are a superior judge of how and where the money should be spent, especially if they, the liberals, are positively excited about spending the people's money to carry out social engineering plans. As for me, I think I will stick with the original intent of the American Declaration of Independence.”