False or hallow promises don't help anyone. There was a time when political leadership meant inspiring people, now it is just scaring everyone into believing something catastrophic is going to happen and when it does, the message is always "it was someone else's fault". True leadership is inspiring people to stop thinking of themselves and work for a greater common good. I believe that is why leaders like Ronald Reagan and Barak Obama are popular. They didn't try to frighten people into doing things. They inspired them to do things that were sometimes painful and made individuals look beyond themselves to see a better America and a better place.
We are currently in a place where "pain" will be required for us to move forward as a country. In the last election there were all kinds of crazy promises about reducing taxes and saving the people's money. This is so short sided in my mind. How can we maintain low taxes while purporting to reduce the debt without cutting government oversight programs and government jobs? Not a soul said a word about cutting the defense budget.
These vague and hollow promises are trickery on the part of politicians. We should reject them as such and work as a cooperative group to create REAL solutions to fiscal responsibility on a national scale.
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