Letter: True conservatives pay as they go, don’t pass it off
Though politically liberal, I’ve spent most of my life in conservative communities. Over the years I have developed a deep respect for the way conservative values build strong communities: family, faith and personal responsibility. Military service is respected, and elders show us where we came from.
Congress is about to make large cuts to federal taxes (some for individuals, more for businesses). The desire to get the federal government out of the way of the private economy is laudable. But the government will have less money to spend, and we will have to choose between cutting Medicare and Social Security, or giving the additional debt (along with what we have already run up) to the future. Neither is right.
We all know seniors need federal social programs. Maybe the conservative thing to do is to pay for them now.
Micah Prange, Richland
This story was originally published December 8, 2017 at 5:11 PM with the headline "Letter: True conservatives pay as they go, don’t pass it off."