Wednesday, October 17, 2012

THOUGHTS ON LIBERTY

The following came from Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute:

Barry Goldwater Quote --
"I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. … I will not attempt to discover whether legislation is 'needed' before I have first determined whether it is constitutionally permissible. And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents’ 'interests,' I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can."
The bad news is that Barry got his you-know-what kicked in the 1964 election. On the other hand, America did elect a president that said “government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.”
And a 2011 poll that most Americans—unlike their European counterparts—do not believe it is government’s job to guarantee that “nobody is in need.”
DWD

Monday, October 15, 2012

MORAL PROBLEM WITH BIG GOVERNMENT

This video is about Socialism, however, it is fully applicable to big government in general--including the U.S. government. One of the biggest arguments against Capitalism is that it is immoral, but the opposite is true--it is big government that is immoral.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYeYPcougmA&feature=player_detailpage

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH HEALTH CARE

This takes a few minutes but one cannot begin to understand our health care problems in a single political sound bite. Please invest a little of your time in the video below.

Thank you,

DWD


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Pl3LwMGFAFM

Friday, October 5, 2012

OF THEATERS AND LIBERTY

For those who may be interested, you can view my most recent editorial published in the Orange County Register by clicking on "OF THEATERS AND LIBERTY" on the lower right margin of this screen.

Have a nice day,

DWD