Quotes

"Fascism and communism both promise "social welfare," "social justice," and "fairness" to justify authoritarian means and extensive arbitrary and discretionary governmental powers." - F. A. Hayek"

"Life is a Bungling process and in no way educational." in James M. Cain

Jean Giraudoux who first said, “Only the mediocre are always at their best.”

If you have ten thousand regulations, you destroy all respect for the law. Sir Winston Churchill

"summum ius summa iniuria" ("More laws, more injustice.") Cicero

As Christopher Hitchens once put it, “The essence of tyranny is not iron law; it is capricious law.”

"Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." Ronald Reagan

"Law is where you buy it." Raymond Chandler

"Why did God make so many damn fools and Democrats?" Clarence Day

"If I feel like feeding squirrels to the nuts, this is the place for it." - Cluny Brown

"Oh, pshaw! When yu' can't have what you choose, yu' just choose what you have." Owen Wister "The Virginian"

Oscar Wilde said about the death scene in Little Nell, you would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.

Thomas More's definition of government as "a conspiracy of rich men procuring their own commodities under the name and title of a commonwealth.” ~ Winston S. Churchill, A History of the English Speaking Peoples

“Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.” ~ Jonathon Swift

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Obamacare or America? No Choice, is there?! Too Bad Elections are not this November.

WOLF: Obamacare or America? - Washington Times
Dr. Milton R. Wolf Aug 8, 2011

The debt-ceiling debate has revealed that there are two types of politicians in America today: those who still claim we can afford Obamacare and those who will tell you the truth.

Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of the debt-ceiling debate, other than witnessing establishment politicians in complete denial of the mess they’ve made, is the fact that the Orwellian-named Budget Control Act of 2011 does so little to actually, you know, control the budget. Over the next decade, the plan piles up another $7 trillion of debt to be added to the current $14.5 trillion national debt - not exactly a profile in restraint.

I can’t say I’m surprised. Putting politicians in charge of budget control is about as smart as putting filmmaker Michael Moore in charge of the first lady’s “Let’s Move!” program or putting former New York DemocraticRep. Anthony D. Weiner in charge of Internet decency standards.

The $14.5 trillion debt monster has now grown larger the U.S. economy itself but, as evil as it is, it pales in comparison to the unfunded liability monster. It’s time we wrap our minds around this beast. It is so massive that it simply cannot be accurately measured. The “Big Three” - Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid - have underfunded promises several times the size of the national debt, according to Federal Reservefigures. One hundred and fifteen trillion dollars - a cool million dollars for each taxpayer - that’s around eight times the total U.S. economy. These bills are quickly coming due.

President Obama’s unbelievable solution is to turn the “Big Three” into the “Big Four” by adding his massive Obamacare entitlement to the mix. ...

[Read on at above link.]

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