Health Care “Reform”
Oct 28, 2009 Anti-State, Federal Reserve, Gonzo, Libertarianism, Trey's Blog
Written by Trey Sellers
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The health care debate is still in full force, and while there is strong support and opposition to the reform being proposed in Washington, we can all agree that health care costs are a burden on a large portion of American families. The important point to realize, though, is that the legislation being proposed is simply more of the same, an expansion of the status quo. The health care industry is rife with government intervention in the form of subsidies and over-bearing regulation, so it’s hard to understand how the proposed legislation, which calls for an enormous amplification of that intervention, can be heralded as “reform” or “change”. Ten years down the road, when health care costs continue to spiral out of control, health care “reform” supporters will be scratching their heads, wondering why their solution didn’t work, and pounding the table for the government to come to the rescue.
The Afghan War: “Why and to What End?”
Oct 27, 2009 Anti-War, Gonzo, Libertarianism, Politics, Trey's Blog
US Troops in Afghanistan
A Washington Post article today makes an account of a Marine Corps Captain, Matthew Hoh, who resigned his post in protest of the war in Afghanistan. He states:
“I have lost understanding of and confidence in the strategic purposes of the United States’ presence in Afghanistan…I have doubts and reservations about our current strategy and planned future strategy, but my resignation is based not upon how we are pursuing this war, but why and to what end.”
I find this story heartening. After 8 years, thousands of American soldiers dead or wounded, and hundreds of billions of dollars spent in Afghanistan, we have accomplished virtually nothing, and have in fact, made our political situation in the Middle East much worse. Unfortunately, our interventionist foreign policy will likely keep us there for another 8, or even 80, years. War is a great tool for controlling people, confiscating both their wealth and freedoms. I would like to see more military men and women stand up for America and her interests in the manner that Captain Hoh did. I do not blame our soldiers for America’s destructive foreign policy, but the simple fact remains that their compliance with it makes America’s pursuit of this type of interventionism possible, and with it, individual liberties in America are eroded away daily.
NFL or NBA?
Oct 16, 2009 Politics, Satire, Senate, Trey's Blog
Provided by Trey Sellers (with a special thanks to Steven Theising)
During the past year…
- 36 have been accused of spousal abuse,
- 7 have been arrested for fraud,
- 19 have been accused of writing bad checks,
- 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses,
- 3 have done time for assault,
- 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit,
- 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges,
- 8 have been arrested for shoplifting,
- 21 currently are defendants in lawsuits, and
- 84 have been arrested for drunk driving
Can you guess which organization this is? The NBA? Or the NFL?
Give up yet?
Neither. It’s the 535 members of the United States Congress, the same group that cranks out hundred of new laws each year designed to “keep the rest of us in line.”
<sigh>
Inflation is Theft (and you are getting ripped off)
Oct 7, 2009 Corporatism, Federal Reserve, Gonzo, Libertarianism, Politics, Trey's Blog
Written by Trey Sellers
Over the past century, inflation has taken root in peoples’ minds as an inevitable fact of life. Inflation is seen as a monetary phenomenon that must be kept in check and controlled as part of managing the economy, a task that should be left to the experts. This fallacy is perpetuated by a barrage of propaganda that emanates from governments and central banks in an incessant attempt to conceal what is really going on. In reality, inflation is deliberately created as a means to siphon off the wealth of the populace to the benefit of those in power.
America the Junkie
Sep 30, 2009 Corporatism, Federal Reserve, Gonzo, Politics, Trey's Blog
Written by Trey Sellers
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America suffers from a severe addiction to a drug called Easy Money. It can be smoked, snorted, or directly injected into the veins of the economy, but the effect is the same: an artificial high that feels great, promotes over-indulgence, and perverts our sense of risk. As with any narcotic, though, the artificial high is followed by an all-too-real low, exhibited by pain and suffering. Over time, more and more of the Easy Money drug is needed to reproduce the same highs and prevent the lows that follow, until we ingest more than we can handle. Right now, the economy is overdosing on Easy Money, and the prognosis does not look good.
