I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people.
The truth of these words cannot be exaggerated. If you would destroy people, give them things they didn't earn. It is the quickest possible way to destroy initiative and the work ethic, to turn self-reliant folks into welfare drones.
Steyn believes an Obama presidency would take the U.S. in the feckless direction of old Europe. The column is worth your time.