Although, it is pretty clear that by their many quotes and writings on the subject(One example: The Federalist Papers), the Founders of this country in no way meant the definition of welfare to be bastardized into what politicians have defined it today. Using “General Welfare” to establish their own power and reasons for being a career politician.
Let’s put that aside for a moment the General Welfare Debate and look at another reason that government should not be running Welfare programs that drain the wealth from the private sector to use under the false pretense of charity. It’s quite simple, they fail every time.
Let’s take a look at one of the very first programs the government ran, The U.S. Post Office. Established in 1775. 235 years in business and just last year this is what its CEO said of the programs financial status in front of Congress, "If current trends continue, we could experience a net loss of $6 billion or more this fiscal year," - Postmaster General John E. Potter. In other words they are BROKE!
The formula that contributed to this was the idea that you can compete with the private sector and the many different methods of delivering information without adjusting wages and making cuts necessary to compete. The Unions have a role in the financial noose they have placed around the neck of The Post Office with higher wages than what the cost of doing business calls for and the retirement benefits that come with it. If this was a private company running itself in this way, it would be out of business.
- Micheal Garry
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