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Mass Loss of Confidence
By John | January 20, 2010
Yesterday’s Massachusetts vote for senator is being interpreted as a victory for the Republican Party. I have a different view.
I see the Massachusetts vote as a lack of confidence in government. I see the vote as a rejection of policies that don’t make sense to the American public. I see the vote as a rejection of the attitudes of those in positions of power. I see the vote as a recognition that government is out of control and serving the interests of those with political power at the expense of the country as a whole.
I see the following objectionable behavior:
1) Massive government spending, most of it on things that have nothing to do with helping the economy, but only serve entrenched special interests.
2) Exponential growth of government debt. This debt cannot be serviced and will not be serviced. This will not indebt our children and grandchildren. It will bankrupt this generation.
3) Excessive intervention in the economy, creating uncertainty and stagnation, as economic participants no longer know the rules or believe we are a nation of laws.
4) Manipulation of markets. During the last 3/4 of 2009, the stock market increased by 60% while $23 billion was being withdrawn from that market, something hard to imagine in a free market. Treasury auctions appear to be fully subscribed, while the government, itself, is buying almost half of the new issues behind the scenes. Precious metals markets are kept artificially low through short-selling by entities that have no product to cover their shorts. USDA reports bumper grain crops in contradiction of private economists’ estimates and in contradiction of common sense, endangering future food shortages by giving false signals to “free” markets.
5) Obvious lies. Government health care to be provided free to millions of Americans won’t cost the government, or taxpayers, anything. Fanatic Islamic terrorists, including those governing Iran, can be reasoned with if we just treat them nice. Government can keep on printing money and everyone around the world will accept it in exchange for real goods and services. The U.S. can act as the world’s policeman, maintaining military bases around the globe, while building new nations in the Middle East. Government can provide for your health, your education, your retirement, your safety, your entertainment, and your standard of living, while not impacting your freedom in any way.
The people of the United States need to decide what is important and what government is for. The people of the United States need to accept responsibility for how we got to where we are and what elected officials are doing on their behalf.
As they say in the tea parties, we need to take this country back. And that means we need to step up, take personal responsibility and take authority to run our lives back from Washington. In a democracy, we are ultimately responsible. It does no good to rail at elected officials for overstepping their bounds. We let them get away with it. Don’t vote for liers or those making obviously false promises.
It doesn’t matter what party is in power in Washington. What does matter is what they do with that power. This is not a Democrat vs. Republican thing. This is a survival thing. We need leaders who respect and serve those who elected them. We need to return to the constitutional principles of limited government. Without confidence in government, we face chaos.
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January 20th, 2010 at 11:02 pm
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