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Default Self-Governance Works

On Oct 28, 10:47*am, "Lu Powell" wrote:
John Stossel, inhttp://www.jewishworldreview.com/1009/stossel102809.php3
makes a convincing argument for government to butt out:

"Much of what government does is based on the premise that people can't do
things for themselves. So government must do it for them. More often than
not, the result is a ham-handed, bumbling, one-size-fits-all approach that
leaves the intended beneficiaries worse off. Of course, this resulting
failure is never blamed on the political approach - on the contrary, failure
is taken to mean the government solution was not extravagant enough."

The entire column is worth reading.

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The Tea Party that counts is November 2, 2010


much of what the free market does is based on the premise that the
rich have a right to steal from the middle class and the govt should
just stand by with an open checkbook in case the theft doesn't net as
much money as the rich think they're owed.