 NOVA_GuyObamaCare Kills AmericansPremium
join:2002-03-05 | reply to karlmarx
Re: Not suprising at all News flash: the government was doing this before Bush was elected into office-- just not nearly to the extent that it has exploded into now. (Plus I think that privacy has gotten quite a lot of attention-- significantly more-- in the last 8 years.) This is not to say that I'm a fan of the DHS in any way, shape, or form (the agency is a huge waste of taxpayer money, and for the 6th straight year now has failed its independent audit).
Unfortunately none of the invasive policies appear to be changing under the Obama regime either. If anything, much of the legislation currently under consideration will take away more privacy and independence. (There are clauses in cap & trade that require home energy audits of some sort, and the potential for forcing certain lifestyle changes in diet and exercise on people is certainly there in the socialized medicine proposals.)
I agree with a few of your points-- the only contributions to politicians should come from individuals like you and I, and these should be capped at very low amounts (let's say $100/person). This would prevent political organizations and the wealthy from having significantly more influence than others.
I would go one step further though-- we also need to do something to prevent political action committees and organizations from skirting this by running "issue ads" in support of one candidate or another during elections. Since I don't like limiting free specch much, perhaps the best way to put a cap on this would be to count such ads run by organizations as contributions to a candidate's campaign, thus limiting the amount that could be run.
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To all liberals: I am NOT one of your parents, so get the heck out of my wallet. It's time for you to grow up and take some personal responsibility for taking care of yourselves, which means not relying on the government to give it all to you. |
