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liberal-education.com on Saturday, October 11, 2008 2:27:48 AM
Part of our problem is that we have a big government, controlled by big business. I’m not concerned with either, I’m concerned with individual freedom. A smaller government that spends less will be controlled less. Special interest groups would have no real reason to lobby if special interests weren’t being catered too.
Adam Smith wrote that the government has three roles (and I quote):
1)protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies
2)protecting, as far as possible, every member of the society from the injustice or oppression of every other member of it
3)erecting and maintaining certain public works and certain public institutions (which the profit could not repay the expense to any individual or small number of individuals)
1 and 2 are simple. Military and Police. 3 has become perverted over time. Our government believes, as Obama does, that Smith’s third rule means taking from the rich and giving to the poor. It no longer means “build roads” or “build libraries,” but rather, “welfare,” “midnight basketball,” “medicare” etc. The government needs to assume a smaller role and let everyone (rich and poor) keep more of their money. Are we really profiting from what the government is spending their money on? Is Social Security a good deal for you? It certainly isn’t for me! Get the government to stop spending, stop taxing, stop wasting, and you will see less business and special lobby influence. That is why your gas is still so expensive. Oil owns government, and Obama just wants more government, more spending.
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At liberal-education.com we believe that we need someone to cut spending, reduce government, and let us keep our own money. We are this close to becoming a communist country (government owns industry [25 billion bailout, auto], lending [800 billion banks]) where will it stop? With a 1,000,000,000 in new Obama spending? No. It is not the government’s right to take your money or mine, and the more of our own money we have (rich and poor) the more the market will flourish!
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