Republicans used to talk about reducing the welfare state. I remember when candidate Ronald Reagan in 1980 promised to end the Energy and Education departments. Some Republicans, who themselves have caught the entitlement-spending/social-engineering bug, now propose the creation of a federal department of families.
Indeed many Republicans, who once said they were against the welfare state, now brag they are better at running the welfare state than the Democrats. FULL ARTICLE
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Very good article and to the point.
HOWEVER it failed to mention the big flaw in ‘Democracy’. Politicians want to be elected, they therefore have to tell most of the economically illiterate voters what they want to hear.
Ron Paul made sense and warned of the consequences as did this article, he got 5% of the vote, nowhere near enough to be elected. This also showed how ignorant most of the public is when it comes to economics and where and why the dollar in their wallet originates
In the mean time we will muddle along through more Inflation of prices and a hope that the mess doesn’t explode into the Second American Revolution. But to expect anything from Washington to resolve this near term, well ‘Democracy’ will not allow it, not to mention Special Interest Groups that gain on more of the same.
Can’t really disagree with anything in this article. In fact, I admire anyone that can present such a grim reality in matter-of-fact terms.
I tend to be more blunt in my assessment of the situation: that government is a criminal enterprise comprised of liars, thieves and murderers. They are parasites sucking its host dry. They have debased our society and our money, killed millions with impunity, and will bequeath to our children a crushing debt, rampant inflation, and impoverishment.
One would think that such a legacy would make people think twice about trusting the state, but one of the state’s few success stories is its ability to indoctrinate the sheeple with myths about the virtues of state planning.
When this house of cards comes tumbling down, I wonder if people will wake from their slumber and realize how thoroughly they’ve been deceived. I’m not holding my breath.
When was the last time I heard Senator McCain speak about government spending?
Errrr – the last time I heard him speak, as he speaks about this all the time.
Nor is it just “earmarks” that he is opposed to (although being virtually the only Senator to not go for them is NOT unimportant) – in fact he goes on about the dangers of ever expanding subsidies and entitlement (such as Medicare) programs so much that it has become a standard theme to mock him on late night television shows (such as Jon Stewart’s show – where McCain is always shown going on about how terrible government spending is in a “sky-is-falling” voice).
A lot of libertarians and conservatives hate John McCain (the word “hate” us not too strong) and this hatred blinds them to what the man actually says – and does.
I am no defender of things like McCain-Feingold (in fact I think it stinks), but someone who attacked the eth subsidy even during the Iowa Caucus and attacked the government “insurance” scam even duing the Florida Primary is a lot more complex than the McCain haters think he is.
07/04/08am At long last a clear explanation of why never, ever are taxes the “problem”. Instead it is irresponsible, pandering, mistaken federal spending – the reason we have taxes.
For this the congress is principally responsible. The only remedy I see is: 1) abolish all taxes on corporations. Because all successful ones manage to include their taxes in prices they get. 2) abolish all federal withholding. Each payday, each interest or dividend day, each taxpayer must address an envelope, write a check, and mail it. Soon some will begin to ask: is this money, my money, spent on something I believe benefits someone. 3) The IRS trains an army of nasty tax collectors who pursue laggards. 4) Congress persons forbidden in D. C. at all times – other than 90 calendar days – every other year. Those found in D. C. at other times immediately lose their seats – and cannot run again.
You imagine I’m kidding? Where’s a better remedy?
Allen Young, Houston
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