The Promotion of human freedom

Quick article in WSJ on the passing of Rose Friedman, co-author of one of the most influential books out there.

"Our central theme in public advocacy," wrote Rose in "Two Lucky People," their joint autobiography, "has been the promotion of human freedom. . . . it underlies our opposition to rent control and general wage and price controls, our support for educational choice . . . an all-volunteer army, limitation of government spending, legalization of drugs, privatizing Social Security, free trade, and the deregulation of industry."

and

"We asked her not long ago if she thought the recent economic troubles and revival of statist policies was a repudiation of Milton's legacy. "Oh heavens no," she said. "Milton's ideas are timeless."

From her lips to God's ears....

Dave Ramsey on Cash for Clunkers

Great video railing against this disgusting government rip off, "Cash for Clunkers."

“Whether you use a government or you use a gun, theft is still theft.”

http://video.foxbusiness.com/8157520/daves-view-on-cash-for-clunkers/?category_id=6f20f50d3fd014037c0cd6007532350ca0a76df1

Obamacare = Rationing. Period

And the articles just continue to pour in. Why does anyone think Obamacare is a good idea?

• ObamaCare Is All About Rationing

"Like virtually every economist I know, I believe the right approach to limiting health spending is by reforming the tax rules. But if that is not going to happen, let's not destroy the high quality of the best of American health care by government rationing and misplaced egalitarianism. "

and:

• Obama Goes Postal, Lands in Dead-Letter Office

"Impromptu Obamanomics is getting scarier by the day. For all the president’s touted intelligence, his un-teleprompted comments reveal a basic misunderstanding of capitalist principles. "

Spend MORE on Health Care!

I love a good contrarian viewpoint. Craig Karpel's column in last Sunday's WSJ made me sit up and take notice. It's entitled "We Don't Spend Enough on Health Care." The basic premise is that we're looking at the "high" percentage of GDP represented by health care spending in the wrong way. As Karpel points out, "No one thinks the 20% of our GDP that's attributable to manufacturing is weighing down the economy, because it's intuitively clear that one person's expenditure on widgets is another person's income. But the same is true of the health-care industry."

What follows is a fantastic argument that the large spend on health care in the United States is good. It is the logical extension of fullfilling human needs after food, clothing, and shelter -- key drivers of the industrial revolution, as well as the last century.

"The U.S. health-care economy should be viewed not as a burden but as an engine of growth. Medical and orthopedic equipment exports increased by 65.1% from 2004 through 2008. Pharmaceutical exports were up 74.6%. The unprecedented advances expected to come out of American stem cell, nanotechnology and human genome research—which other countries' constricted health sectors cannot support—will send these already impressive figures skyward."

Well worth the read.

Trust the People

An outstanding article contrasting Reagan's communication style to that of Obama's. Defintiely worth checking out: "Newt Gingrich: The Great Communicator and the Great Obfuscator"

"Contrast the faith in Americans shown by Reagan with the distrust shown by the Obama Administration. While Reagan had enough confidence in his ideas to leave their fate to the American people, Obama has time and again tried to cut the people out of the democratic process. Instead of having the confidence to defend its ideas, Obama has tried to rush his agenda through Congress with little or no debate, attempted to demonize those who disagree with it, and even asked Americans to inform on their fellow Americans who disagree. "

What's wrong with this picture?

I came across this article on the best and worst places in America to look for a job. You can see the full article here. June 2009 Job postings to unemployed persons. #1 place to find a job is Washington D.C. You can't tax your way to growth!