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Finally, a ray of hope shines through the thunderclouds over Capitol Hill! We all know the government spent hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on bail-outs that have not “brought our economy back from the brink,” as was promised. And we’ve all seen the thousands of people who have demonstrated and petitioned, asking the government to cut spending before it’s too late for our nation to recover. We’ve heard the dire economic predictions coming from each side of the aisle on radio and television, and we hear a singular message: America is at the brink of financial and economic ruin and we must act now!
The popular idea that by eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse, we’re going to put ourselves on solid financial ground is simply unrealistic. The types of cuts that need to be made in our government’s spending will necessarily touch our own communities. But have you heard any member of Congress who is willing to have their own constituency’s government benefits, pay, or subsidies cut?
This question was recently asked of Rep. Paul Ryan. It’s a good question that every member of Congress should consider. Rep. Ryan’s answer is found in the video posted above.
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It’s the kind of thing that you won’t read in the headlines of major newspapers or see on the nightly national news; but it is real, it is happening right now and it’s a unique, all-American story. Quietly, an unlikely group has stepped forward to offer to be the first to make a sacrifice for the survival of our nation, to take the first step in what must be only the beginning of government’s journey back to fiscal responsibility.
When you imagine an industry that might be able to handle a loss of benefits, farming is probably not the segment of our nation’s economic picture that immediately comes to mind. Farming is not known as a lucrative industry filled with tycoons who live in palatial mansions. The idea of farming conjures images not of palaces, but farmhouses.
Perhaps it is because of farming’s humble nature that from it we find those among us who are willing to sacrifice.
Led by Rep. Marlin Stutzman (IN-03), a fourth-generation family farmer, the honest, hard-working folks at the heart of America have decided to be the first to face this economic crisis with the same courage of generations past. Without headlines, without spotlights or fanfare, this past week, while fingers pointed and blame was being spread around, Rep. Stutzman quietly worked with Paul Ryan and other members of the House Budget committee to offer solutions to government overspending from his own constituency and industry first. This was something that Rep. Stutzman said he would do during his campaign for Congress, but how often do you see a Freshman Congressman following through on what they say in their first term in office? This is leadership by example.
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In response to Rep. Stutzman’s proposed cuts to farming subsidies, the National Corn Growers Association President, Bart Schott said, “These cuts are significant, but so is our nation’s out-of-control budget deficit. What is important is that farmers are not singled out — the cuts proposed for agriculture are proportional to those proposed for other areas of the federal budget. We know this is just the beginning of the budget discussion.” No outrage? No farmer rallies or demonstrations on Capitol Hill? Let this be a point of remembrance as our country moves forward to meet and overcome this epic financial crisis, that the preservation of our country for future generations began, not with the pseudo-wisdom of the ruling elite but with the common sense of America’s farmers.
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