Jason Chaffetz: If Biden, Dems' $3.5T cradle-to-grave welfare state happens here's what America will be like

With promises of "free" college, "free" childcare, "free" Medicare dental and vision benefits, a new universal pre-K entitlement—and a president who says it's all paid for—what is there for Americans to worry about?

Let's fast forward five, six, even ten years into the future. What do we get for the $3.5 trillion of taxpayer money Democrats want to spend right now? According to the Wall Street Journal, we'll quickly come to wish the tab had only amounted to $3.5 trillion. The Journal's Editorial Board estimates, once the budgetary gimmicks are exposed, the real cost will be closer to $5.5 trillion.

Nevertheless, let's consider the reality of these proposals.