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Sunday, April 11. 2010

Do Americans need "regulating"?

Ferguson's excellent essay at Weekly Standard, titled Nudge Nudge, Wink Wink: Behavioral economics—the governing theory of Obama’s nanny state, quotes the Prez: 



“Far more is now known about regulation—not only about when it is justified, but also about what works and what does not. .??.??. In this time of fundamental transformation, that process—and the principles governing regulation in general?—should be revisited.” 



Gee whiz, it sounds very "scientific." My response to the notion that my supposed betters need to regulate and nudge me and my life is not printable on a family website such as Maggie's. I do not care whether it "works" or not. Mussolini made the trains run on time, too.


I believe that our Maggie's team and our readers know far more about life than Barack Obama or Cass Sunstein will ever know.

Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects, Our Essays, Politics at 15:09 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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I believe that our Maggie's team and our readers know far more about life than Barack Obama or Cass Sunstein will ever know

...truly --and why we absolutely must redistribute political power away from too few desks in DC.
#1 buddy larsen on 2010-04-11 15:44 (Reply)
The only "fundamental transformation" that I'm waiting for is when this arrogant SOB is thrown out on his ass.
#2 Pocono Joe on 2010-04-11 16:21 (Reply)
Re regulating: I think the difference between conservatives and liberals on this is that conservatives just want government to keep people in order. That has long been done through law enforcement and our legal system.

Libs on the other hand, want the peasantry to be managed, like a flock of sheep. For their own good. And because the collective intelligence is about the same. And so they can feel justified in fleecing the flock as well.
#3 feeblemind on 2010-04-11 18:08 (Reply)
Mussolini made the trains run on time, too.

And Hitler loved dogs.

than Barack Obama or Cass Sunstein will ever know.

I'd say we've already forgotten more than they'll ever know.
#4 Dr. Mercury (Link) on 2010-04-11 19:47 (Reply)
One only has to watch the movie, I,Robot, to understand where either political extreme could end up. The movie's premise is that an all knowing computer can be protect mankind by subjugating man to its will and that it knows better than the individual what is best for man. This seems to be the direction our potilitical parties are headed. I don't either side imposing their will on me.
#5 Dave on 2010-04-11 21:32 (Reply)
I'm with Buddy... we need to 'redistribute' the Busybody Brigade in Washington back to their constituents for attitude adjustment, and retraining. Maybe some of them can learn to be dog-catchers back home.

Marianne
#6 Marianne Matthews on 2010-04-11 21:59 (Reply)
The goal of "progressives" and their variants, the nanny-fascists, has always seemed to be a tamed and compliant society. Whether it's a cavalier attitude at government offices that we must visit to comply with the law (yes, DMV comes to mind) or a take-your-health-care-finance-our-way program, the nanny-fascists are always out to herd us and break us for our own good.
I'm as opposed to some legislation pushed by conservatives (why did we ever outlaw prostitution or gay sex?) as I am much liberal legislation (gun control, minimum wage, "global warming" control).
Mind you, I favor sexual responsibility and environmental stewardship. I'm agin the nanny-fascists and their drives to compel and forbid.
#7 Geoff Brown on 2010-04-12 16:45 (Reply)

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