We launched FatCratz in part because we believed that confidence in government was at an all-time high. With more and more of our dollars and daily choices being put in the hands of government, FatCratz feels that this confidence could stand to be knocked down a notch or two.
A few readers doubt this premise, siting rock-bottom congressional approval ratings and public displeasure over recent rescues and deployment of TARP funds.
So, which is it?
Are Americans confident about government's ability to solve our problems, or skeptical? Put differently, given a black and white option of shifting the balance between more or less government involvement in our lives, which do we prefer?
This is a tough question to answer, but for FatCratz the bottom line is the $3.55 trillion our elected representatives are currently planning to appropriate for its operation next year. As long as that number keeps growing faster than inflation and faster than our population, it is clear that the American electorate has the fundamental confidence to continue increasing their investment in government. Our representatives do just that--they represent us.
Our confidence in government is high. It could stand to be knocked down a notch.
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