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Does the Existence of the State Cause Conflicts of Interest?
Oct 28, 2009 Anti-State, Corporatism, Philosophy, Police State, Politics Comments
provided by Wilton D. Alston
My phone is tapped. My mail is read.
They know the thoughts inside my head.
The money I deposited
is now reported to the Fed.
They chip my hand, dispense my bread.
I think they watch me go to bed.
I don’t object. I’m glad instead
to be controlled until I’m dead.
- G. Edward Griffin, from “It’s All for My Security“
As I listened to a classic speech from Murray Rothbard, entitled, “The History of Taxation” something he said struck me. (Often,when listening to Rothbard, this happens.) He mentioned the obvious connections between people who worked inside the banking elite and those who worked, or seemed to work, outside of it, in the regulatory realm. There seemed to be, at that time and now, a cross-pollination between the two bodies, even though one is supposed to oversee the other.
Weekly News Roundup For October 26 2009
Oct 26, 2009 Anti-War, Corporatism, Current, News Roundup, Politics Comments
Gonzo Times Weekly News Round Up for the Week of October 25 2009
We are attempting a new column here at Gonzo Times. I will be posting some of my favorite articles, podcasts and videos from around the web.
We are libertarian leaning so most of the articles will be pointing out small government concepts and focusing on liberties, rights, and truth.
Big Government Corporatism In Free Market Clothing
Oct 22, 2009 Corporatism, Politics, Senate Comments
I write this for fear of the return of Big government Republicans in 2010. Republicans are saying Free Market and doing the opposite. I fear who they will support, and I fear who will follow with their votes.
Big Government Cronies are going to preach the Free Market so they can expand Corporatism. This is the plan of the Republican party. Here in Missouri we are seeing our former Senator Jim Talent Start to change his vocabulary to get back his power and wealth at the expense of freedom. He started a website with a freedom movement friendly name Freedom Solutions, American Freedom and Enterprise Foundation. This is really just a Neo-Con attempting to present old failed Neo-Con Bush politics with a new paint job.
From 1993 to 2001 Jim Talent was in the House. In 2002 he was elected to the Senate and stayed there until 2007. The only reason the guy can claim he did not Vote for the Latest bailouts and TARP is because for that short one year period he was out. Jim Talent was one of those sloppy big government Republicans who got us here.
The State Marriage and Homosexuality
Some issues I take a stance on that may not be a pro or con. I am neither pro-choice nor pro-life in the abortion debate. It seems that debate is too complex to take a stance on either way. The religious right would say that I am pro-choice in my personal views and the far left would say that I am with the pro-life camp. I do however believe that it is not an issue for the federal government. That is my only official stance on the subject. I do not believe the Federal government can make those decisions for us. I am not writing about abortion however. I am focusing on homosexuality and marriage.
I am an extremely liberal individual at times. I am not speaking of liberal in the sense of the statist Democrat party verses the statist Republicans. I have liberal stances on many things. This however is not something that I feel belongs in the political arena. If one is liberal or conservative that is fine, it can be a person’s choice.
What President Obama has done right
Oct 20, 2009 Current, Politics Comments
The vast majority of what George W. Bush and Barack Obama have done I have opposed. They like most politicians are big government statists. I want to write this quickly to point out what I did agree with the current administration on. It seems there is anger and hatred that clouds judgment. I feel that I often only attack what the politicians do wrong, but the little steps they take in the right direction needs acknowledgment. The media has failed us here and we have failed. Would a politician be more inclined to give us more of what we do want if they received some positive feedback? I do not know.
I oppose the war on drugs. This is not to say I use drugs or even believe that the use of drugs is wise. I do however believe that the whole war on drugs is a waste of our money and needs to end. Drug addicts have a problem. They need their family and friends to help them and possibly doctors or 12 step programs. Many drugs can be destructive. Some are not as damaging as alcohol. I believe that the White House policy to honor a state’s decisions on Medical Marijuana is a step in the right direction.
Media Serving Republicrats
Oct 14, 2009 Current, Fear And Loathing, Gonzo, Politics Comments
The White House has spoken out against a News Channel that is critical of the Figure Head and the current administration. Some are calling it a war. It seemed to be only one comment so far. Most main stream television news channels seem to embrace the administration at face value. This was not the case with the Figure Head and the last administration. It seems that the party lines have been drawn in the media. There is the Right with Fox and talk radio, and the Left with CNN, MSNBC, and the majority of print publications. The attacks come from both sides of this all so American concept of Left vs. Right. Then there are those of us who can not stand this Left vs. Right farce. We have little to no voice or representation in congress, or the media. We are stuck the ones who are crying out here on the internet trying to reach the population with a legitimate alternative.
Baucus Breaks The Economy with Health Care
Oct 8, 2009 Corporatism, Libertarianism, Politics, Senate Comments
CBO (Congressional Budget Office) is claiming the current senate version of the health care bill in the senate titled “America’s Healthy Future Act of 2009″ will cost 829 billion and that it will somehow return 81 billion back to the deficit. Everyone is now happy, both sides can rejoice. If we spend money we will save money. Actually that is Bullshit. These numbers are based on speculative fantasy.
We all know the CBO has historically low balled the cost of any bill that is passed in congress. These speculative estimates often depict only one third of the actual price. So, let’s go easy on them and say they have only projected a half of the actual price which is historically unlikely. then we are looking at eating up that 81 billion and going into debt an additional 748 Billion. That’s not as bad as a trillion, but in reality we are looking at a more likely price that will be three times what is projected bringing it right under two and a half trillion.
Inflation is Theft (and you are getting ripped off)
Oct 7, 2009 Corporatism, Federal Reserve, Gonzo, Libertarianism, Politics, Trey's Blog Comments
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.
Democracy, Failing mankind for over 2,500 years
Oct 7, 2009 Libertarianism, Philosophy, Police State, Politics, history Comments
There is a belief that democracy is this patriotic concept that will save us all. Democracy has no boundaries, and will allow one group to steal, kill, and oppress the other groups who could not manage to gain as much support or numbers. What does one do if they are the minority? The United States of America was started as a Plutocracy. A Plutocracy is similar to a democratic system where the power is held by a select few in our case, wealthy white men. We have groups with beliefs that are not represented because of the monopoly of the two party system. We have groups in the United States who can not vote. We decided people without proper paperwork from the massive controlling bureaucracies are “Illegal” thus can not vote. If a court has convicted one of a crime (guilty or not) they are a “Felon” thus have no say in the matter. This can be from something as unjust as having a drug addiction which should be dealt with as a sickness not a loss of rights. We have chosen to exclude people groups, and we will do this more in the future as long as we allow other people to decide who they feel should have rights and who should not.
Anti-War Protest at White House today
Oct 6, 2009 Anti-War, Fear And Loathing, Police State, Politics Comments
The anti-war movement is protesting outside of the White House today. The President used deceptive wording in his speeches when he was campaigning. Many believed he was Anti-War, but have come to find out that he is just another Bush when it comes down to it. He may use a more politically correct tone when discussing, but we have not seen this fabled Change.
