Posts tagged 'Government'

Can America Learn from Europe’s Multiculturalism Mistake?

by SteveK @ Thursday, February 24th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Family, Government, Middle East, National Security, Religion

This video could serve as a nice warning to America about what happens when you allow massive immigration, encourage non-assimilation, and indeed, expect the host country to adapt to the foreigners rather than the other way around.  It’s a sign of wisdom to be able to learn from the mistakes of others, but there is [...]

Time to End Public Sector Unions

by SteveK @ Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Economics, Government, Unions

There is absolutely no reason for public sector unions to exist. They should be illegal. As Jonah Goldberg points out in his latest article:
“Traditional, private-sector unions were born out of an often-bloody adversarial relationship between labor and management. It’s been said that during World War I, U.S. soldiers had better odds of surviving on the [...]

Friday Funny - Gang Green

by SteveK @ Friday, February 11th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

South Dakota Introduces Bill Mandating Gun Ownership

by SteveK @ Monday, February 7th, 2011. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Government, Healthcare, Legal, Second Amendment

As a somewhat mocking gesture to ObamaCare, the state of South Dakota has introduced a bill that would require every adult age 21 or older to purchase a firearm.
“The bill, which would take effect Jan. 1, 2012, would give people six months to acquire a firearm after turning 21. The provision does not apply to [...]

Friday Funny - Constitutionally Fit

by SteveK @ Friday, February 4th, 2011. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

Liberty vs. Benevolence or the Tyranny of ‘Good’ Intentions

by SteveK @ Thursday, February 3rd, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Government, History

Nothing seems to produce more harm in this world than ‘good’ intentions with unlimited power.
The following is an excerpt from Liberty vs. benevolence by Roger Kimball, and is featured in the February issue of The New Criterion along with other essays by various authors on “The Wisdom of the Founders” and the ideal of limited [...]

Friday Funny - Net Neutrality

by SteveK @ Friday, January 21st, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

Government: Always ready to address problems that don’t exist.

ObamaCare Death Panels Are Back and In Effect

by SteveK @ Tuesday, January 11th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, Healthcare

The “death panel” provision was originally included in the Democrat’s legislation to takeover health care, but “the Obama administration will achieve the same goal by regulation, starting Jan. 1,” as reported in The New York Times.
The new Medicare regulation detailing “voluntary advance care planning” is to be included during patients’ annual checkups, and “may include [...]

Friday Funny – Who Needs Congress to Thwart Will of People

by SteveK @ Friday, January 7th, 2011. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

when regulation works even better.

America Under Mountain of New Debt

by SteveK @ Wednesday, December 29th, 2010. Tags: , , , ,
Filed under Economics, Government, History

The federal government has accumulated more debt than the first 100 Congresses combined according to official debt figures published by the U.S. Treasury.
$3.22 trillion in new federal debt was run up during the 111th Congress and is 64 percent greater than the $1.957 trillion in debt run up during the 110th Congress. Democrats controlled both the 110th [...]

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