Chris Roemer: Americans must strive to be one people again

Chris Roemer: Americans must strive to be one people again

“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” So goes the famous quote frequently attributed to Benjamin Franklin. Alexander Tytler, who wrote during the latter half of the 18th century, put it this way. “A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury.” Tytler believed “every democracy will fina…