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Positive Public Policies needed for the New Year

It's become clear (over the year just past) that economic distress has not increased Americans' desire for big government spending programs. Polls continue to show that voters are recoiling against the $787 billion stimulus package, the narrowly-passed, Democratic health-care bills and the (trillions of dollars) “cap-and-trade” tax-bill that's stalled in the Senate. Clearly, with unemployment hovering at 10% nationwide (and 20% in some areas), these unprecedented and expensive social actions have not worked and American tax-payers don't like the smell of crony capitalism, bailout favoritism and earmark corruption.

Public policies, behavioral norms and societal expectations used to reflect the positive factors of a society built on the ethic of “reciprocity,” treating others as you would want to be treated. Perhaps we all need to re-read Jesus’ Sermon On The Mount (in Matthew 5, 6 and 7) and seek to practice it’s principles, in order to enjoy a Happy New Year!

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