Ahhh, the benevolent Arkansas State Representative who hails from that Marxist enclave on the Hill.

Rep. Greg Leding is no doubt a soul-mate of the Catholic Bishop Anthony Taylor, the individual who is no respecter of the U.S. Constitution and the Rule of Law, e.g.  the purveyor of Sanctuary Cities and recipient of taxpayer dollars to fund the misnomer “Catholic Charities”.

The Honorable Greg Leding spewed his benevolent new economic equations at a press conference at the Capitol Wednesday.

To begin with Leding stated “Not only is it the right thing to do to get these ¼ million Arkansans access to healthcare, but it is also an economic driver”.  So welfare is an economic driver? Yes, it drives economics into the ground.  Rep. Leding, no disagreement that these folks in all likelihood need healthcare.  These folks do not have a RIGHT to healthcare and the method you are prescribing for attaining their healthcare is immoral, i.e. theft by force from one group for redistribution to another.  You call these potential welfare recipients numbering ¼ million “Arkansans”.  How many in these numbers are illegal Mexicans & OTM’s? As a Catholic, in all likelihood the number of illegals is of no concern to you.

You go on to say, “We’re looking at about $550 million added to our state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)”.  Representative Leding is it your belief $550 million stolen from taxpayers and disseminated to non-producers is GDP?  I further call your attention to the fact that the U.S. government does not have $550 million when we the producers are saddled with a $17 TRILLION debt.  In this same vein your view of economics and math is the same immoral fiber that Governor Beebe wallows in, i.e. “if we don’t take the money someone else will”.

Your economic silliness reaches a new high when you are quoted as saying 6,200 new jobs will be created with the acceptance of Obama’s vote-buying thuggery. You are speaking of government positions, not jobs, while increasing the size of state government and placing more economic burdens on the producers.

Rep. Leding you go on to state, with your pretzelized arithmetic; about 2,800 lives will be saved each year. What crystal ball are you using?

Back to Gov. Mike Beebe and his bloviating, “The federal government will pay all costs for the first 3 years”.  Governor, where does the federal government get the money?

Rep. Leding, you have no constitutional or moral authority to grandstand before the state legislature and Arkansas citizens demanding more forced redistribution from the hard-pressed middleclass.  You and your Democrat soul mates are stealing money from Arkansas citizens without their authority.

Joe McCutchen
Fort Smith
arkansasfreedom.net