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Judge Andrew Napolitano gives Tom his perspective on the state of today’s welfare programs and their impact on the economy.
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-- that the cash.
If so how do we unwind all of us.
Very very difficult time I mean we we now have a society I've argued -- and obviously wrote this before and President Obama was reelected.
But -- argued since then.
That his reelection last week.
Was the perfection the culmination of the progress severe what do I say that because we're very very close to half the country.
Dependent upon government for a it's a substantial part of its materials subsist.
He's even though if you know when it got -- Mitt Romney in trouble the 47% comment but there -- some auto receivables are not our our veterans and -- lot of -- Social Security socialism program recipients right or what I call -- -- I don't I don't care.
Voluntarily because of ailments and and and and ailments and and illnesses but nevertheless.
Everybody in that group can vote.
And they have voted.
That two elected government that will continue to extract money from the half that works.
Or borrowers see in the name of the half that works -- that cash to -- And that's why if I'm a politician and I say -- -- take away a lot of those things -- chances of me when he -- slim to none you know before FDR and at LBJ enhanced progressive as some Republicans used to resist it.
After LBJ Republicans realize this -- and that being the deal.
If we promise to give away the store they'll keep voting forks and that's -- -- very very few people willing to challenge the welfare state today.
Ron Paul and and Rand Paul and folks like them in the congress -- in a distinct minority there must left and you you wrote your dedication to the book to Ron Paul I -- Yeah -- he he has -- incredible courage.
Just to stem the tide in both parties have of monster government and he has an unbelievable ability sickly for a physician.
To explain the economy.
Is that everybody can understand.
But like you said are you gonna get it deals -- That the beginning of the end of a democracy is when people learn devote themselves -- right right Jefferson and Hamilton rarely -- than anything but they did agree that one.
The public treasury becomes a public trough.
And voters know about it they'll only send a -- and those will give them a big piece of the -- what will the end be the end will be Greece the and will be a government with no money.
Yes and -- be government checks that that are worthless then there's riots in the streets.
And then we have an authoritarian government.
And then the authoritarian governments -- the we have freedom again who wants to go through that the constitution as opposed to prevent it.
Fascinating book great -- If you -- say history is not history is the case against.
Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson Theodore -- thanks judge pleasure Tom thanks for having you -- Still to come on the big TV.
