I would rather pay to help others with preventative healthcare and healthy food than for the ER and hospital stays. I would rather pay in to help kids go to college and get good jobs than years of welfare. I would rather pay in for safe neighborhoods, opportunities for all than a lifetime of someone in jail and the justice system.
So when I think about what happens on "MY" dime. My democratic dime, maybe I am not stupid after all. Maybe I believe we can invest in our future - maybe it looks like giving things away for free but in actuality I am super smart because it would change things permanently for the better. Just a thought.