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Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 2:53pm

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This coming Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, 9 pm Easter time, will be the first Presidential debate between Obama and Romney and it will be on the economy (actually they are calling it "Domestic Policy"). Then on Oct. 11th will be the Vice Presidential debate.

If ever there were a chance to announce that this political contest is a historical fork in the road between socialism and capitalism, between big government and small government, between control by the elites and freedom for the individuals, this one night would be it and I hope that Romney finds it in him to make a strong performance on just those terms.

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Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 3:11pm

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It isn't just taxation. Right now about 43 cents of every dollar the federal government spends is borrowed! It drive me nuts to think that we sent a couple billion dollars to Egypt as foreign aid, AND that we borrowed almost a billion to do that! And it goes beyond taxation AND borrowing, because the government in printing money as if we weren't spending enough.

There must be caps on spending that congress can NOT get around. And the elimination of the ability to borrow or print.

Taxation has to be reduced, but until government is really small I can't see a way to eliminate it and still defend the country and maintain the court systems. But I agree with Professor Machan that if you can't cut off their access to money, they'll keep spending it, and each dollar they redistribute will build in support for more spending and result in organized resistance to reducing spending. Not just that, but each new program will create a new encroachment on liberty.

We need all of the elected officials to understand the constitution and to put it first - it is the oath of office they take, so that shouldn't be so difficult to ask!

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 5:57am

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"This abolished serfdom or involuntary servitude..."

...but it didn't abolish forced association. As in, forced participation in Social Security, Medicare, income redistribution as a primary goal(not side effect)and now Obamacare, etc.

America is mixed on this concept; on the most pressing issue of national security -- defense -- we staff our defense forces under a model of free association; a totally volunteer armed force.

If that matter of public policy avoids forced association, then ... what matter of public policy justifies it, in this nation?

The left is fond of asking, "What Libertarians turn down their Social Security and Medicare?" but never ask the leadin question, "What Libertarians were ever permitted the option to decline participation, when 15%$ of their earnings were garnished for their entire working lives?"

We are forced to participate in this national puddingheadedness with its politically defined benefits totally disconnected from reality, paid for by endlessly borrowing money from our kids and taking away broadly from their options in their economies...which have arrived.

The Grey Economies of Waiting...

regards,
Fred