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Is it Hayek? "America is in, [Jim DeMint] says, "an eleventh-hour crisis" of democracy because it recently reached a point where a majority are "dependent on the federal government for their health care, education, income or retirement." Tax reforms, from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush, have removed many Americans from the income tax rolls: "Today, the majority of Americans can vote themselves more generous government benefits at little or no cost to themselves." DeMint asks: "How can any free nation survive when a majority of its citizens, now dependent on government services, no longer have the incentive to restrain the growth of government?" it's JIM DEMINT as quoted by GEORGE WILL. Posted by Greg Ransom | TrackBack