Wednesday roundup
Wednesday - 19Dec2018 Filed in: Headlines
Regulations
❝❝Regulations exist so politicos can evade responsibility for unpopular choices.❞❞
— NeoWayland, technocrat
Friday roundup
Uranium One informant makes Clinton allegations to Congress
Clintons, the scandals that keep on givingCanadian PM: Sharia law is compatible with democracy
In which the Canadian PM proves his idiocy beyond any doubtLet Us Eradicate Poverty, Not Demolish Wealth
Smart headline, but the rest of the article worth readingBefore You "Buy the Dip," Look at This One Chart
I think this is sound adviceJudicial Watch Tom Fitton Reports 3rd Dossier Provided by Obama to Sen. Cardin
If there was a third dossier, was there a fourth and fifth?Online Gambling -- None Of Washington's Business (But Its Enemies Don't Care)
Beware of politicos who promise things for "your own good"Institute for Justice Sues New Jersey Over Ban on Home Bakers Selling Their Cakes
Notice how Big Government loves to go after the little guyOne year later: President’s regulations crackdown is working
Less government means more prosperityConsumers Are Open to Superhuman Vision and Cognitive Enhancements. Are Regulators?
Regulators shouldn't have any sayCongress must stop union scheme siphoning funds from Medicaid
Yep.Why are we still regulating Main Street like Wall Street?
Good questionSenate Report: Obamacare and Medicaid Expansion Contributed to the Opioid Epidemic
You mean reducing the cost of medicine by fiat made addiction problems worse? Gee, who could have foreseen that?$20 Billion Hidden in the Swamp: Feds Redact 255,000 Salaries
Somebody is hiding stuff from the votersWill we be allowed
❝❝If we can't question the science, then will we be allowed to question the new regulations, taxes, and fees?❞❞
— NeoWayland, from crux № 12 — climate change
“Stossel: The Fight Against Food Trucks”
Tuesday - 12Dec2017 Filed in: Politics&Free Markets
“Protectionism at play? Politicians say food trucks are "unfair competition" for restaurants.”
Read More...Collapse
❝❝At this point, I don't think anyone can stop the collapse. Nor do I think that's bad. There are how many laws on the books? How many regulations in the Federal Register? We've been conditioned to depend on government to help us. Cut spending, but not national defense. Cut spending, but not aid to Israel or Saudi Arabia. Cut spending, but not Social Security. And some banks and unions are Too Big To Fail.❞❞
— NeoWayland
Friday roundup 21Jul2017
Friday - 21Jul2017 Filed in: Headlines
Seismic Shift In Syria: Trump Ends Covert Obama-era CIA Program Which Sent Arms To Jihadists
Of course the media covered this, right?Trump threatens to gut Obamacare markets
If you can't repeal, then just let it collapse. Smart move. The Washington elite keep underestimating Trump.Fmr. U.N. Amb. Power Emerges As Central Figure In Obama Unmasking Investigation
Does anyone doubt that the Obama administration tried to fix the 2016 election anymore?Warren's consumer 'protection' agency sets dangerous precedent
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) should be abolished as quickly as possible. It does not answer to anyone, and yet has tremendous power over business and consumers.Mueller Expands Probe to Trump Business Transactions
From the first, the really interesting stuff has been excluded. The entire 2016 election, including the efforts of the Obama administration and the Clinton campaign, should be investigated.Mueller’s Investigation Must Be Limited and Accountable
Notice how Robert Mueller is staying away from investigating the Obama administration and the Clinton campaign. This investigation is not about possible crimes or justice. It's not even about the 2016 election. It's an open ended, unlimited, and unaccountable taxpayer funded effort to bring down the legally elected President. I don't like Trump, I don't trust Trump, BUT he was legally elected. Why isn't this called what it is, a coup d'état?Trump Eliminates More Than 800 Obama Regulations
For a man who is incompetent and unfit to be President, he seems to be doing quite a bit.Clarence Thomas vs. Jeff Sessions on Civil Asset Forfeiture
I would love to see a civil asset forfeiture case hit the Supreme Court. Right now I think there's an excellent chance it could be overthrown.Monday roundup
House Advances Bill That Would Expand the DEA's Power to Make Legal Highs Illegal
Government can't keep up with regulating new products, so you have to loose freedom.How Trump Can Avoid Impeachment: Order NSA to Declassify All Intel On Democratic Email Leaks
This is a Really REALLY good idea!Why Middle America Doesn't Care About The Trump Jr. Narrative: Reuters Explains
Maybe the mainstream media should pay attention to what their audience wantsTens of Thousands of Muslims Gather to Denounce Islamist Terror – Mainstream Media Ignores It
This is important. The Islamists will never be defeated until most Muslims decide to defeat the extremists. It can't be done from the outside.VISA takes its War on Cash to US Retailers
“We’re focused on putting cash out of business.”5 Cities That Won't Be Hosting the 2024 Olympics, and Why That Makes Them Winners
The Olympic Games lose money for the host city. I think the International Olympics Committee may have started the stadium scam, where the local government is on the hook for the bills and the sports team gets most of the revenue with no risk.Congress is fleeing its warmaking responsibilities
“Congress is permanently in “Annie” mode. It will deal with its war responsibilities, like its myriad other forfeited powers, tomorrow, which is always a day away.” — George WillPhoenix Taxpayers Lose $200 Million on Sale of Largest Hotel in Arizona
Government should NEVER finance private enterprise. Government is so bad at it that it never ends well for taxpayers.Can property survive the great climate transition?
Here we get to the nub. Private property is the the foundation of prosperity, as explained in Hernando de Soto's The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else. Without private property, there can be no free market. Without a free market, the economy is screwed. The climate alarmist movement exists to redistribute wealth "for the greater good."L.A. County sheriff can't give prosecutors the names of problem deputies, appeals court rules
So even if they lie, falsifiy reports, and stolen, the deputies are ABOVE THE LAW.Is Russiagate Really Hillarygate?
The most important question of the 2016 election.☆ Government should be governed
Wednesday - 28Jun2017 Filed in: Liberty
Last week I took on the press. This week I take on the politicos.
Government exists for one reason and one reason only. Government exists to protect freedom. Not to govern, but to protect.
That's a different way of looking at things, isn't it?
Take education. There is not one blessed thing in the Constitution about the Federal government controlling or influencing education. Which means under the Tenth Admendment, it isn't allowed to do so.
Marriage? Not one thing.
Approving of medicines and medical devices? Not one thing.
Yet our legislatures and our President think that it is within government's power.
There were 115 Public Laws passed by Congress in 2016. Do you know what they are? I don't. And by the way, "Ignorance of the law is no excuse."
I know that under Obama, there were more than 21,000 regulations added to the Federal Register. That's not pages, that's actual regulations. I don't know what more than a fraction of those are.
Do you think we might have just a little bit too much government?
According to politicos, every problem has a government solution. Including the problems caused by government. Yes, the Official® Solution to government power is More Government. More law! More rules! More technocrats!
Less liberty.
That's how it really works. Every time government acts, you are less free. Every time that government acts, it costs you money. Every time that government acts, government grows.
Every time. Every single time.
And when someone comes along and says government should be smaller, why, that is a Threat to the American Way of Life!
Except, when did more government become the American Way of Life?
Shouldn't we have smaller government?
Shouldn't we have more freedom?
Shouldn't we have more personal responsibility?
Your choice.
Government exists for one reason and one reason only. Government exists to protect freedom. Not to govern, but to protect.
That's a different way of looking at things, isn't it?
Take education. There is not one blessed thing in the Constitution about the Federal government controlling or influencing education. Which means under the Tenth Admendment, it isn't allowed to do so.
Marriage? Not one thing.
Approving of medicines and medical devices? Not one thing.
Yet our legislatures and our President think that it is within government's power.
There were 115 Public Laws passed by Congress in 2016. Do you know what they are? I don't. And by the way, "Ignorance of the law is no excuse."
I know that under Obama, there were more than 21,000 regulations added to the Federal Register. That's not pages, that's actual regulations. I don't know what more than a fraction of those are.
Do you think we might have just a little bit too much government?
According to politicos, every problem has a government solution. Including the problems caused by government. Yes, the Official® Solution to government power is More Government. More law! More rules! More technocrats!
Less liberty.
That's how it really works. Every time government acts, you are less free. Every time that government acts, it costs you money. Every time that government acts, government grows.
Every time. Every single time.
And when someone comes along and says government should be smaller, why, that is a Threat to the American Way of Life!
Except, when did more government become the American Way of Life?
Shouldn't we have smaller government?
Shouldn't we have more freedom?
Shouldn't we have more personal responsibility?
Your choice.
