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Carl Higbie didn’t mince words on his Newsmax program when he called out what he rightly labeled “free ride garbage,” ripping into welfare fraud and sham enrollments that bleed hardworking Americans dry. He spoke like a man who’s earned his stripes—pointing to real people who work multiple jobs and still see their paychecks hollowed out by the system. That blunt, no-nonsense message landed hard on viewers who are tired of watching politicians reward dependency instead of grit and initiative.
Higbie made it personal, explaining that he runs multiple businesses, works full time, and sacrifices family time to provide—only to have what he earns pillaged by the so-called G-Man and warped incentive programs. He argued that when half of a man’s output is confiscated through taxes and redistributions, you don’t chase the American Dream—you feed a bureaucratic beast. That’s not compassion; that’s theft dressed up as policy, and Americans of every background are fed up with the moral hazard it creates.
This isn’t just about rhetoric; it’s about policy failures enabled by the left. Newsmax platforms are rightly airing these conversations because the American people deserve to know how Washington’s giveaways reward fraud and punish productivity. Instead of rewarding work, modern welfare too often subsidizes idleness and creates perverse incentives—exactly the problem Higbie exploded on air.
The economic fallout is real and measurable: unchecked illegal labor and misdirected benefits depress wages and steal jobs from lawful Americans trying to support their families. Border and worksite enforcement aren’t political talking points — they are necessary steps to defend the American worker and restore the bargaining power of labor. Conservatives have been warning for years that open-door policies and lax verification systems would produce precisely the harms we’re seeing in communities across this country.
So what’s the remedy? Start with honesty: end blanket handouts, restore strict eligibility and work requirements, and cut wasteful programs that exist to perpetuate votes rather than solve problems. Hold fraudsters accountable, tighten verification, and redirect resources to job training, childcare, and mentorship that actually lift people out of poverty rather than trapping them in it. That’s the conservative vision: dignity through work, not dependency through government checks.
Carl Higbie’s message resonated because it tapped into a deeper truth: Americans want fairness and accountability, not another round of elites patting themselves on the back for compassionate virtue-signaling. If conservatives aren’t willing to fight for the paycheck of the man who sacrifices for his family, who will? It’s time to elect leaders who will stop the freebies, defend hardworking citizens, and restore a culture where effort is rewarded—not punished.
