Thursday, April 26, 2012

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Speaking of Alexis de Tocqueville who wrote the book Democracy in America back in 1835 -- "The Frenchman wrote that those in authority in American government thought they had to watch over the citizenry. Their use of power was 'absolute, attentitive to detail, regular, provident and gentle.' The 'sovereign,' he continued, puts its arms around us through 'petty regulations' too complicated for anyone to figure out. He added that it 'does not tyrannize; it gets in the way; it curtails, it enervates, it extinguishes, it stupefies,' ultimately reducing the people to timid animals 'of which the government is the shepard.' One day, said Tocqueville, the despotism will grow nastier and harder ...'"
-- Jay Ambrose, syndicated columnist.

That day has arrived -- DWD

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

SOCIAL SECURITY 101

For those interested, you can view my most recent editorial by clicking on "SOCIAL SECURITY 101" on the bottom right margin of this page.

Have a nice day.

DWD

Monday, April 23, 2012

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

THE ENTITLEMENT SOCIETY

For those interested, you can read the latest editorial that I have submitted to the Orange County Register by clicking on "THE ENTITLEMENT SOCIETY" on the lower right margin of this page.

Have a good day.

DWD

Friday, April 6, 2012

GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC AGENDA -- UPDATE

The government's central economic planners are not as smart as they profess themselves to be. Maybe they should leave us well alone instead of spending billions of our tax dollars for our "benefit." Witness their own projections and actual results (blue line=projections; brown dots=actual results):

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

WHEN WILL WE EVER LEARN?

This from the Cato Institute on the report of lavish spending by the GSA which caused the head of the agency to resign:

"As the politicians trip over one another to make empty promises to end such abuses, keep in mind that Bureaucrats Gone Wild is what you’re going to get when you give human beings the ability to spend gobs of other people’s money. The only sure way to stop government employees from wasting money is to stop giving them money in the first place..."

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence."
-- John Adams