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Wednesday, March 24. 2010

New ideas instead of government hammers and government cheese

What I most value in websites and commentary is to be given a new idea to ponder.


It's fine to have your own ideas reinforced and expanded, but a fresh thought or image is a precious thing. I'm sure everybody agrees that, since the Progressive Era of Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, the government's solution to any problem or issue is more government. Government is a like a handyman with only one tool - a hammer.


So I liked our link to Mead this morning: Why can't DC think outside the blue box?


Sure, the Repubs have had some good ideas about health care which entailed less government, like permitting interstate insurance purchasing, but, in general, policy ideas from DC entail simply more governance, and stale ideas of government power and control, and government largesse, from the late 1800s and the 1930s (see Rep. Dingell's astonishingly honest statement posted today: It's taken a long time to 'control the people').


We need more new ideas to unleash the powers of the people to make their own way and to make their own choices. Prosperity and opportunity comes from the new/old ideas of freedom.


Government hammers and government cheese are not fresh ideas: they go back at least to the Pharaohs. What our Founders came up with is revolutionary today.

Posted by The Barrister in Our Essays, Politics at 10:12 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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The states bear much responsibility for this mess. They sold out to the feds long ago – taking the fed money and obediently following DC’s marching orders on speed limits, social programs, drinking age, etc…

While their submission to DC is now complete, they still insist on acting the nanny towards the People, often doubling up on regulations and taxes.

They still insist on regulating the hell out of insurance in order to “protect” their citizens. They have made zero effort to unify their regulations or streamline the requirements on insurance companies. The states, either regionally or nationally, could have cooperated on revising their regulations.

Most states have failed to put any limits on medical lawsuits.

The states could require “Chinese Menu” pricing from hospitals and doctors but don’t.

Health insurance is about to become a thing of the past – the sheer weight of regulations is going to crush the industry flat.
#1 NJSoldier on 2010-03-24 11:09 (Reply)
What incentive does any politician or regulator have to reduce the grasp of government? "They" have nothing to fear.
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#2.1 hispeeddrillingseo (Link) on 2013-05-11 01:53 (Reply)
We need more new ideas to unleash the powers of the people to make their own way and to make their own choices.

That's what about half of one of the parties believes. The DEMS don't believe in any limits on the gov't's power.
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#4 http://www.lotushammers.com (Link) on 2010-09-30 01:13 (Reply)
eliminate federal income tax, increase soc sec lockbox+iras , natl sales tax on imports from china, healthcare provided by auto insurance mandatory,get out of UN, should be United Democracys, TERM LIMITS,bal budget amend, lobby reform,
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