Big Spenders? Yep. The Reps.

Big Spenders? Yep. The Reps.

While many people point out larger items that the Reps throw money at willy nilly like Medicare Scrip Benefits, Social Security, etc. this article talks about $1.5B for "marriage promotion" and makes goo dpoints about why the gov't should not be in this business. Read on.

FOXNews.com

If leftists were smart, they’d point out the hypocrisy of conservatives on the issue of marriage incentives. They’d ask why conservatives trust people to make smart decisions without state intervention about how they spend and invest their money, but can’t muster a similar trust when it comes to how people live their personal lives. They’d ask why conservatives -- who claim to be skeptical of government and its power of coercion -- insist on bringing that same state and those same powers of coercion into the most personal, intimate and important decision we make in our lives -- the decision to commit to another person.