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• Bloomberg’s Solution For Ailing U.S. Cities: The Feds Should ‘Deliberately Force’ Them to Take Immigrants

  May 23, 2012 at 1:13pm

  I’m for closed, open borders. Let them all in, after we‘ve verified they’re not a criminal in our country or theirs and that they’re not a carrier of some communicable disease and, oh yeah, no free (‘govt provided’) food, school or healthcare…..for them or for anyone, American or not. The Declaration says, “all men are created equal,” referring to equal unalienable rights for all. It doesn’t say all AMERICAN men are created equal. Under my scenario, they’ll come and contribute to the economy. Competition is good; good for the producer, but especially for the consumer, which we all are.

  Freedom=good, force=bad.

• ‘I Want Him to Win’: Sarah Palin Endorses Orrin Hatch Over Tea Party-Backed Challenger

  May 23, 2012 at 1:06pm

  Honestly, could someone remind me why we liked her to begin with? She’s cute and all, but…..isn’t she just the female version of Romney? Maybe she’s a hair more conservative. ‘Course, I’m a libertarian, so she holds little appeal for me. But I bet she could give Romney a run for his money were she running. Pathetic. It’s just a popularity contest, based too much on looks rather than on freedom and the constitution, which are what made this country great. Social issues are important. But when the equation changes to include using force (i.e. laws) to make people do or not do what we think is right, you lose me. Persuasion, yes; force, no. In addition, let me quote the sage words of jedi master Yoda. “Wars not make one great.”

  Yep. You guessed it. I’m a hanger-on for Ron Paul. But, go ahead. Argue for force over persuasion and freedom; for preemptive war over using force strictly for defense. (cue crickets)

• ‘F**k You!…I Hope You Get AIDS’: Man Loses It After News Crew Catches Him Illegally Parking

  May 18, 2012 at 6:00pm

  In reply to Mahakala.

  I’m with the jerk. I would just add that the special spots are just one of dozens of mandated regulations that are un-American and need to go. The private business owner can decide whether he wants to provide such parking spots or not. In typical fashion, when the govt forces someone to do what it thinks is right, all you get are a bunch of empty spaces. If you have a problem, solve it yourself. It‘s not the govts or anyone’s job to force anyone to cater to you.

• Why Did TED Talks Originally Refuse to Publish This Presentation on Taxing the Rich?

  May 18, 2012 at 5:39pm

  He may be rich, but that doesn‘t mean he’s an economist. At least not of the Austrian sort.

  But that’s not really the point. Even if the results of the mug-the-rich-and-give-it-to-the-poor were stellar, it’s still wrong to take something by force.

• Proposal in New Highway Bill Would Mandate Trackers on Semis — and Some Truckers Aren’t Happy

  May 18, 2012 at 10:14am

  Once again, the real issues are ignored. I guess we’re all just okay with all of the guilty-until-proven-innocent factors in a trucker’s life. He’s only allowed to drive X number of hours per day and per week. And he has to roll over scales every few miles and submit himself to all kinds of inspections, etc. to prove he’s not doing anything our mommy-knows-best govt doesn’t approve of. Meanwhile, millions of other, non-truck drivers have no such problems. This is just one example, not just of a violation of the equal protection/application of the law clause of the constitution; but of legislation/regulation that affects 1000s of truckers who have committed no crime. There are plenty of laws that would go into effect if a trucker were in a wreck where he was at fault. It reminds me of the texting while driving law. What’s next? No conversations while driving? No thinking about anything but driving while driving? Mandatory seatbelt wearing? Oh…..wait.

  But truckers rigs are bigger and more destructive, so they should be more responsible? Check the accident stats at http://www.truckinfo.net/trucking/stats.htm#Accident%20Stats

  What? Truckers are safer because of regulation? Right. If you think that, you must really be enjoying the joys of our current socialistic state.

  But what do you care, you’re not a trucker. Well, these, like all regulations, raise the cost of all of the things you buy.

• Alleged Armed Officers Shut Down Mass. Ice Cream Stand Indefinitely

  May 17, 2012 at 2:51pm

  In reply to Scottscobig.

  One more thing. Help me understand how it’s a bad idea to close all our foreign bases and bring our brave fighting men and women home; to reserve the use of force for defense only.; and to end all foreign aid.

  If you personally see injustices, etc taking place overseas and you want to go and help or fight, great! More power to you. But what I’m against is taking money, by force, from those Americans who earned it and spending it to help, protect and defend people outside our country. In addition, I’m against forcing our military to risk and sometimes lose their lives over there. They took an oath to support and defend the constitution. Help me understand how they do that in Iraq, Afgan., and elsewhere. The doctrine of preemptive strikes is wrong. Force is for defense, only.

  I may as well weigh in on immigration while I’m at it. I’m for closed, open borders. Let them all in, after we‘ve verified they’re not a criminal in our country or theirs and that they’re not a carrier of some communicable disease and, oh yeah, no free (‘govt provided’) food, school or healthcare…..for them or anyone, American or not. The Declaration says, “all men are created equal,” referring to equal unalienable rights for all. It doesn’t say all AMERICAN men are created equal. Under my scenario, they’ll come and contribute to the economy. Competition is good; good for the producer, but especially for the consumer, which we all are.

  Freedom=good, force=bad.

• Alleged Armed Officers Shut Down Mass. Ice Cream Stand Indefinitely

  May 17, 2012 at 2:29pm

  In reply to Scottscobig.

  And another thing. All of my arguments apply to the war on drugs, prostitution, gay marriage, etc. And this is what separates you conservatives from us libertarians. If someone is doing something or there is some kind of association or exchange going on that has nothing to do with me/isn’t hurting me or violating my rights, it’s not my business.

  Like you, I have personal feelings against the above listed activities. However, those feelings don’t give me the right to force anyone to do, or not do, anything. Don’t you see how the sword of force/coercion cuts both ways. If you argue for freedom in one case and against it in another, you can’t preserve freedom.

  Think about it. If a friend were on drugs and you got everyone together for an ‘intervention.’ Afterward, your friend on drugs says he’s going to continue taking drugs. What? You’re going to chain him to the radiator in your basement? No. You wouldn’t/couldn’t. Yet the govt can and does. Hmm….the govt gets its rights and power delegated to it from me. And yet it can do things I can’t do. How did it get those rights/that power? Answer that question and you‘ll begin to see how we’re all accessories to the murder of freedom and the constitution.

• Alleged Armed Officers Shut Down Mass. Ice Cream Stand Indefinitely

  May 17, 2012 at 2:04pm

  Alright. Several red flags, here. And, yes, rowgue, I AM foaming at the mouth. The fact that you‘re not tells me all I need to know about your opinion of the constitution and your views on freedom and the principles of personal responsibility and ’live and let live.’

  One red flag is that the ‘authority’ quoted seems a nice guy. We’ll continue to have problems as long as good people are willing to enforce or even support such regs. or laws or whatever. I’ve 2 bros. that are IRS agents. Both great guys; yet both aiding and abetting the murder of freedom.

  @ishka4me: I’m currently doubling the size of my deck. Don’t need no stinking permit. I’ve been a drywall contractor for over 10 years, 100s of happy customers, don’t need no stinking license.

  @rogue: Whether it’s the enviro-police or not is irrelevant. You can’t see that? Lay aside whatever fancy title of the enforcer/lawmaker and the fact that there‘s some silly statute or law and all you’ve got is some dude claiming another dude needs his permission to do something.

  It‘s no one’s business but the producer/ice cream seller and the consumer/buyer of ice cream. Each has personal responsibility for his actions in the exchange of money for ice cream and vice versa. And guess what. Just like you can handle the responsibility….so can everyone else. But then if everyone truly believed as I do, the govt would be about a tenth of its size and America would be thriving, not dying.

• No ‘Rich Men’ Fought Revolutionary War: Piven Declares ‘Love of My Life’ Occupy ‘Belongs’ Beside War of Independence in History

  May 16, 2012 at 6:10pm

  I have to agree. OWS is making history. They’re part of the historic change that began with the war btw the states, continued with the new deal and, more recently, GW Bush, Obama and now, Bush 2.0: Romney.

  All are part of a conspiracy, consciously or unconsciously, to eradicate freedom and the constitution.

  They’re out to kill the goose that laid the golden eggs. Freedom is what lead to our unprecedented wealth and prosperity. Freedom is why our poor ARE the 1% when compared with the rest of the world. OWS and co. want that wealth and prosperity and are prepared to take it, by force, via the govt and its legalized mugging and enslavement of the “rich.” Continue to kill freedom and with it die wealth and prosperity.

  Or do you really think you’ll be rich when the legitimately rich are utterly robbed and bereft of their wealth. Trace whatever you’re getting from the govt back to its source. When the source dries up, so do your govt freebies.

• See Will Smith‘s Shocked Reaction to France’s Proposed 75% Tax Rate…After Just Advocating for Higher Taxes in U.S.

  May 15, 2012 at 6:23pm

  Hey Encinom,
  Life has caught you seriously unawares. Take 2 seconds and compare the stock market crash just prior to 1920 with that of 1929. The former’s bad effects ended in 2-3 years, culminating in the “roaring 20s.” The latter’s effects drug on for over a decade. The difference? A “do-nothing” Prez and govt in the former, FDR’s “New Deal” in the latter.

  What you‘re missing when you assert that the 50s were great because of govt spending is that there is a multitude of UNSEEN things that would’ve been done with the money the govt took (takes.) Your eyes deceive you as you look on all of the SEEN govt projects. See “The Broken Window Fallacy” at freedomkeys.com/window.htm

  Seriously, in more ways than one, it‘s all to the bad when the govt legally mugs those who’ve earned what they have. It’s not JUST evil, per se. The results are horrific, as well.