Since the 80s, the government has been providing subsidies and reduced-cost phone service to people in need. The intent being to connect these people to emergency services. However, after 2008 the project has grown rapidly, and now costs about $2 BILLION to run. Any individual who has a phone pays for this service on their monthly bill.
I understand that we want people to be able to call 911 when it is needed. But a basic prepaid phone can be paid for by the consumer.
This is what I have a problem with:
The government (notice I say government, not left or right because frankly, I don't have much faith in either one now) seems to be living and supporting this idea that suddenly we have new "rights". Now, our country has always been based on the premise that we have certain inalienable rights including life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We have a Bill of Rights, and in case you have forgotten what rights are guaranteed to us:
1. Right to freedom of speech, of religion, of the press, and to peaceably assemble.
2. Right to bear arms and for well regulated Militia to form, as a necessity for keeping a free State.
3. During times of peace, soldiers shall not be housed without the permission of the owner.
4. Protection against unreasonable search and seizure.
5. Right to Grand Jury hearing, protection against double jeopardy, etc.
6. Right to a speedy and public trial
7. Right to trial by jury
8. Protection against excessive bail
9. Protection against using the Constitution to deny anyone rights held by the people.
10. Powers not delegated to the Federal Government by the Constitution shall remain in control of the States.
Do you see anywhere in there where we have the RIGHT to free healthcare? Do we have the RIGHT to free phones?
Ronald Reagan put it best when he said, "The government can't control things. A government can't control the economy without controlling people."
How does the government set about controlling people? How do we control others, or how do our employers control us? By giving us something that we cannot live without, or getting us used to a way of life that we are unwilling to give up. The government can do this by taxing us enough to keep us struggling. They then give "free" products and services to control the voting of those who receive. The larger the welfare program grows, the more votes politicians can count on. The more people who blindly follow the government, the easier it will be for them to pass laws and regulations that are against the framework of our country. They will then have the power to tax more and more, controlling our money and our ability to take care of ourselves, controlling us.
Yeah, it probably sounds far fetched, but it is true. A government can control us only by getting us dependent on them. To do this, they need to give lots of stuff to people for free. To pay for this, they need to take more taxes. Then we are left with an inability to be successful, an inability to own land or homes or any other assets. And we are then left without liberty.
You see, gaining free healthcare and free phones may sound ok, but we have to pay for it somewhere. The government is in no way interested in cutting spending, meaning they need to find more income. That comes from your paycheck, ladies and gentlemen. Right now, everyone who has a phone pays for the $2 Billion free phone program.
Doesn't sound so free now, does it? It's not. And the faster we all understand that, the better off we are. Healthcare is not a RIGHT. Phones are not a RIGHT. We have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Thanks to government and people who are seemingly ignorant, we are losing the right to life (through millions of abortions), we are losing our liberty (taxation, debt spending, loss of religious liberties) and the pursuit of happiness has become the pursuit of mediocrity.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Before you vote...
We are looking at an historic election next week. One that will shift the future of our country in one of two ways:
Redistribution
or
Capitalism
The choice is yours. If you believe that we should all be at the mercy of the government, relying on them for more and more (even those of us who work), you will vote for Obama. If you believe that health care is a RIGHT and should be provided by a nearly bankrupt government, you will vote for Obama. If you believe that the rich in this country do not contribute by building business and creating jobs (and by innovating and giving back to the communities, etc), then you will vote for Obama.
When you vote for Obama, you can expect that the deficit will continue to grow at an alarming rate, that we will be in a financial situation much like Greece, that our dependence on foreign credit will continue to grow, that our government will continue to ignore the Constitution and operate without a budget, that other elements of the Constitution will continue to be ignored, that fiscal responsibility will be ignored.
Romney is not perfect. However, he is a stronger leader, he believes in capitalism, he has a responsibility to repeal obamacare. Those three things alone are enough for me to vote for him.
There are two choices. Please, vote for the one who will restore America to who we should be. I don't want any more of Obama's change.
Redistribution
or
Capitalism
The choice is yours. If you believe that we should all be at the mercy of the government, relying on them for more and more (even those of us who work), you will vote for Obama. If you believe that health care is a RIGHT and should be provided by a nearly bankrupt government, you will vote for Obama. If you believe that the rich in this country do not contribute by building business and creating jobs (and by innovating and giving back to the communities, etc), then you will vote for Obama.
When you vote for Obama, you can expect that the deficit will continue to grow at an alarming rate, that we will be in a financial situation much like Greece, that our dependence on foreign credit will continue to grow, that our government will continue to ignore the Constitution and operate without a budget, that other elements of the Constitution will continue to be ignored, that fiscal responsibility will be ignored.
Romney is not perfect. However, he is a stronger leader, he believes in capitalism, he has a responsibility to repeal obamacare. Those three things alone are enough for me to vote for him.
There are two choices. Please, vote for the one who will restore America to who we should be. I don't want any more of Obama's change.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Presidential Debate Recap
I have so many things to cover, and I will try to be brief, but it may be impossible!
New sources of energy sounds great - however we have seen Obama's approach to this and it didn't work. How does he get it to work in the future? How much money will it cost.
On the subject of Education:
Obama has a plan; he wants to reduce student aid at colleges who do not contain their costs. He also wants to cut tuition in half. However, there is no information about how he wishes to do this, another empty promise. Cutting student aid at colleges, ok I see that they may make a difference, especially when colleges would lose student population to those other colleges.
Obama also claims that he has capped repayment at 10% of your income. How is this, when my expected payment is nearly $500 per month while my husband's income (I don't have any) is only $31000 a year? Perhaps I don't know what 10% he is using...
Is that just a bold-faced lie?
Obama has increased Head Start programs. I guess this is a non-issue because I believe that these programs are just the government saying that if you are poor you can't teach your children their colors. Many programs that benefit the poor or lower income families assume that if you don't make a lot of money you are stupid or don't know how to parent. I will be first to admit that there are people out there who don't know how to parent, but they aren't all poor!
Obama has worked with community colleges to help train people for work. This is fine, if people are willing or able to go to classes to learn how to do something that an employer could train them to do, at a much cheaper rate. What do these programs entail? I can tell you, as a job seeker, that no one is hiring people with 2-year degrees. Those are basically worthless now unless it is for plumbing, HVAC, or other trades.
For K-12 education, Obama wants to recruit 100,000 new math and science teachers. That sounds fun, however it is just more proof that the only people who he believes should be on payroll is through a government job, or one funded by the government. Sometimes, more teachers doesn't mean better education. Without accountability and parent led responsibility, there are few students out there who will succeed, no matter what neighborhood they live in.
www.barackobama.com/plans/education
Interesting look at tuition costs:
http://inflationdata.com/Inflation/Inflation_Articles/Education_Inflation.asp
Romney also has a plan. He wants to allow parents to make more choices about where they send their children to school. In order to do this, he wants to make school's performance available to parents. That sounds good, and would make the schools who are doing worse lose funding by lowering their student counts. Some schools would possibly be closed so that the better schools would thrive. It is uncomfortable, but it could work to the students' advantage.
He also wants to build on success of charter schools. In higher education, he wants simplify the financial aid system which sounds like he wants to cut the amount of federal dollars available. If you read the information available in the previous link, it sounds like too much money available is one reason tuition has increased dramatically in the past ten years. Because of the amount of money available, colleges can charge outrageous prices. One more example of what happens when the government pays for (or helps pay for) something. The price goes up. Government workers get paid more than most private sector employees, government contracts pay more than most private contracts would pay, etc. When the government is involved, the price does not go down, it goes up.
Encouraging the private sector to be involved is a good move. Instead of interest dollars going to the government, it could go to businesses...businesses that hire. Banks would have to compete with low interest rates to get borrowers.
I think that the student loan situation is becoming remarkably similar to the home loan situation before the bottom collapsed. What is going to happen in the next 10 years when no one can pay back their student loans? I can tell you this: we've only seen a portion of the problem. There is a lot more to come as more and more students are graduating with no job in sight.
http://www.mittromney.com/issues/education
I will end with this, and I will continue later on another subject. I am not finished disecting this.
This is one thing: I am sick of hearing the left say that the rich don't produce jobs. One question.
IF THE RICH DON'T PRODUCE JOBS, WHO DOES?
If we tax these rich people, who have the money and the stability to take risks like start new business ventures, if we tax them at a much higher rate, what will happen? They will have less money to hire people in their homes, they will have less money to try something new in their businesses. Speaking of, it's not just about what their businesses do, it's about the work they give to landscaping companies, to people cleaning their homes, to people who build and maintain their homes. These are the people who pay people to do things. Those are called JOBS!!!!
At what point does this not make sense?
New sources of energy sounds great - however we have seen Obama's approach to this and it didn't work. How does he get it to work in the future? How much money will it cost.
On the subject of Education:
Obama has a plan; he wants to reduce student aid at colleges who do not contain their costs. He also wants to cut tuition in half. However, there is no information about how he wishes to do this, another empty promise. Cutting student aid at colleges, ok I see that they may make a difference, especially when colleges would lose student population to those other colleges.
Obama also claims that he has capped repayment at 10% of your income. How is this, when my expected payment is nearly $500 per month while my husband's income (I don't have any) is only $31000 a year? Perhaps I don't know what 10% he is using...
Is that just a bold-faced lie?
Obama has increased Head Start programs. I guess this is a non-issue because I believe that these programs are just the government saying that if you are poor you can't teach your children their colors. Many programs that benefit the poor or lower income families assume that if you don't make a lot of money you are stupid or don't know how to parent. I will be first to admit that there are people out there who don't know how to parent, but they aren't all poor!
Obama has worked with community colleges to help train people for work. This is fine, if people are willing or able to go to classes to learn how to do something that an employer could train them to do, at a much cheaper rate. What do these programs entail? I can tell you, as a job seeker, that no one is hiring people with 2-year degrees. Those are basically worthless now unless it is for plumbing, HVAC, or other trades.
For K-12 education, Obama wants to recruit 100,000 new math and science teachers. That sounds fun, however it is just more proof that the only people who he believes should be on payroll is through a government job, or one funded by the government. Sometimes, more teachers doesn't mean better education. Without accountability and parent led responsibility, there are few students out there who will succeed, no matter what neighborhood they live in.
www.barackobama.com/plans/education
Interesting look at tuition costs:
http://inflationdata.com/Inflation/Inflation_Articles/Education_Inflation.asp
Romney also has a plan. He wants to allow parents to make more choices about where they send their children to school. In order to do this, he wants to make school's performance available to parents. That sounds good, and would make the schools who are doing worse lose funding by lowering their student counts. Some schools would possibly be closed so that the better schools would thrive. It is uncomfortable, but it could work to the students' advantage.
He also wants to build on success of charter schools. In higher education, he wants simplify the financial aid system which sounds like he wants to cut the amount of federal dollars available. If you read the information available in the previous link, it sounds like too much money available is one reason tuition has increased dramatically in the past ten years. Because of the amount of money available, colleges can charge outrageous prices. One more example of what happens when the government pays for (or helps pay for) something. The price goes up. Government workers get paid more than most private sector employees, government contracts pay more than most private contracts would pay, etc. When the government is involved, the price does not go down, it goes up.
Encouraging the private sector to be involved is a good move. Instead of interest dollars going to the government, it could go to businesses...businesses that hire. Banks would have to compete with low interest rates to get borrowers.
I think that the student loan situation is becoming remarkably similar to the home loan situation before the bottom collapsed. What is going to happen in the next 10 years when no one can pay back their student loans? I can tell you this: we've only seen a portion of the problem. There is a lot more to come as more and more students are graduating with no job in sight.
http://www.mittromney.com/issues/education
I will end with this, and I will continue later on another subject. I am not finished disecting this.
This is one thing: I am sick of hearing the left say that the rich don't produce jobs. One question.
IF THE RICH DON'T PRODUCE JOBS, WHO DOES?
If we tax these rich people, who have the money and the stability to take risks like start new business ventures, if we tax them at a much higher rate, what will happen? They will have less money to hire people in their homes, they will have less money to try something new in their businesses. Speaking of, it's not just about what their businesses do, it's about the work they give to landscaping companies, to people cleaning their homes, to people who build and maintain their homes. These are the people who pay people to do things. Those are called JOBS!!!!
At what point does this not make sense?
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Romney v. Obama
I will admit it, I didn't watch the Republican nor the Democrat National Conventions. Mostly because my household isn't exactly friendly to political television, but also because my kids would prevent me from absorbing any of the information. I have, however, read the transcripts of the speeches. This is actually nice, because I can look at them side by side and see the differences in their approaches.
Romney was surprisingly straight forward. I loved that he laid a foundation of decisions and how he would go about them. They aren't terribly specific, but I suppose if he had been, the speech would have been much too long. I actually teared up a little at parts, mainly because it kills me how much I am hoping that America gets back on track, and I truly want to believe the promises he's making. I guess I can now understand what Dems were feeling when they heard Obama speak in 2008.
Speaking of Obama, where Romney was specific, Obama was classically vague. What else do we expect? He mentions "Wall Street" numerous times, first to explain that all should get a fair shot (classic Obama, right?) and play by the same rules. My first complaint? Mr President, what exactly do you mean that everyone should play by the same rules? Did you play by the rules (or by the Constitution that you are sworn to uphold) when you have repeatedly disregarded democracy to pass administrative orders from your thrown? Or how about when you spend resources of the presidency, a.k.a. taxpayer money, to attend photo shoots and such for your campaign. I don't know if you are the only one to do it, but it isn't right when the country is failing miserably under your hand. I'm astonished that you declared in your speech the U.S.'s continued support for Israel while also citing China as our closest ally.
Obama's way of covering his off-mic whispers to Putin? He says if we think Russia is our enemy, we are in a cold-war mindset. Back to my other point, though. Wall Street is repeated as a dirty word again, stating that "rolling back" regulations on Wall Street won't help small businesses. You're right, Obama. Of course! Regulations ONLY affect huge corporations!!!! I want to call him so many things, this makes me so mad! Yes, regulations hurt corporations because it is an added expense for operation, however it KILLS small business! Small businesses can't afford to have legal departments and workers dedicated to ensuring compliance with regulations. That task falls on the owners. The more regulations there are, the less owners are able to dedicate time to their business, to their workers or even to their families.
Wall Street - once again - is mentioned, when Obama claims he will fix Social Security instead of turning it over to Wall Street. He also claims that his opponent has no plan and no experience in foreign policy... I know this: he didn't four years ago and he still doesn't. His idea of foreign policy is to allow other countries to hoard nukes while we deplete our own. His idea of foreign policy is to back Pakistan and be wimpy with Iran instead of standing strong with Israel. His idea of foreign policy is to encourage Muslim extremists instead of thwarting their control.
Not only are we headed for a financial crisis, we are heading for a loss of world power. We will be owned completely by China (maybe that's what he means about them being our closest ally), we will lose Britain's respect (remember he sent back the bust of Churchill), we will have no drilling here and have to get our oil from South America and Canada and the Middle East.
Romney was not my first choice, but he is who we have now. This is definitely the most important election in my lifetime. If the country does not vote Obama out, we may not last another four years. If we do last, this country may be unrecognizable.
Romney was surprisingly straight forward. I loved that he laid a foundation of decisions and how he would go about them. They aren't terribly specific, but I suppose if he had been, the speech would have been much too long. I actually teared up a little at parts, mainly because it kills me how much I am hoping that America gets back on track, and I truly want to believe the promises he's making. I guess I can now understand what Dems were feeling when they heard Obama speak in 2008.
Speaking of Obama, where Romney was specific, Obama was classically vague. What else do we expect? He mentions "Wall Street" numerous times, first to explain that all should get a fair shot (classic Obama, right?) and play by the same rules. My first complaint? Mr President, what exactly do you mean that everyone should play by the same rules? Did you play by the rules (or by the Constitution that you are sworn to uphold) when you have repeatedly disregarded democracy to pass administrative orders from your thrown? Or how about when you spend resources of the presidency, a.k.a. taxpayer money, to attend photo shoots and such for your campaign. I don't know if you are the only one to do it, but it isn't right when the country is failing miserably under your hand. I'm astonished that you declared in your speech the U.S.'s continued support for Israel while also citing China as our closest ally.
Obama's way of covering his off-mic whispers to Putin? He says if we think Russia is our enemy, we are in a cold-war mindset. Back to my other point, though. Wall Street is repeated as a dirty word again, stating that "rolling back" regulations on Wall Street won't help small businesses. You're right, Obama. Of course! Regulations ONLY affect huge corporations!!!! I want to call him so many things, this makes me so mad! Yes, regulations hurt corporations because it is an added expense for operation, however it KILLS small business! Small businesses can't afford to have legal departments and workers dedicated to ensuring compliance with regulations. That task falls on the owners. The more regulations there are, the less owners are able to dedicate time to their business, to their workers or even to their families.
Wall Street - once again - is mentioned, when Obama claims he will fix Social Security instead of turning it over to Wall Street. He also claims that his opponent has no plan and no experience in foreign policy... I know this: he didn't four years ago and he still doesn't. His idea of foreign policy is to allow other countries to hoard nukes while we deplete our own. His idea of foreign policy is to back Pakistan and be wimpy with Iran instead of standing strong with Israel. His idea of foreign policy is to encourage Muslim extremists instead of thwarting their control.
Not only are we headed for a financial crisis, we are heading for a loss of world power. We will be owned completely by China (maybe that's what he means about them being our closest ally), we will lose Britain's respect (remember he sent back the bust of Churchill), we will have no drilling here and have to get our oil from South America and Canada and the Middle East.
Romney was not my first choice, but he is who we have now. This is definitely the most important election in my lifetime. If the country does not vote Obama out, we may not last another four years. If we do last, this country may be unrecognizable.
Monday, September 10, 2012
First Lady is out of touch with reality
I am disgusted. First Michelle Obama talks about suffering the effects of financial hardship,now she is asking the public to skip eating out in lieu of donating to Obama's campaign. Really? That statement comes across as if she believes that the campaign is worth more than even the smallest joys we experience in the real world, such as enjoying a meal out that we don't have to cook and clean up after. We should make some more sacrifices for the President? I have made enough sacrifices due to his horrible economic management, and so has most of his voter base. My family is suffering everyday due to the larger burden on our businesses; I cant find a job and my husband's work is largely unpredictable. No one is feeling the hope of a future here. I have to start paying back student loans in less that a year and there is no chance of the possibility of doing so now. There is little hope that I will be able to move into my own home anytime soon, there is little chance of this country moving into a positive direction under Obama's watch.
All the while, we have a First Lady who talks to the public as if she knows what it means to be just like them. As if shes ever had to raise a family on 30,000 a year. Maybe she has and I just haven't read the right reports. Maybe I am way out of line. All I know is, we are screwed if Obama gets back in. We are screwed. Make sure you vote, I cant take any more real change. I just want America back.
All the while, we have a First Lady who talks to the public as if she knows what it means to be just like them. As if shes ever had to raise a family on 30,000 a year. Maybe she has and I just haven't read the right reports. Maybe I am way out of line. All I know is, we are screwed if Obama gets back in. We are screwed. Make sure you vote, I cant take any more real change. I just want America back.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
A little Rant....
I hate campaigns. I really do. I hate that Obama is out running ads all over that don't even make sense and Mitt can't run any until the RNC or whatever takes place. Mitt Romney needs to start defending himself. He doesn't have to run a dirty campaign, but he needs to get out there and tell the truth.
Obama's ad basically claimed that Mitt's company fired a worker, his wife got cancer and died. They fail to explain the details, that they offered health coverage for a time after the man left employment, that his wife got cancer long after that coverage was done, and it had nothing to do with the company.
It is basically an embodiment of his entire 4 years in office: LIES. I know, that's all anyone in Washington does, but seriously, this man is out of control with his lies. Where was he born? Is he really a socialist? Does he even like democracy? Did we elect a president who doesn't even believe in capitalism or democracy? Because it sure seems like it.
If Obama gets in for another four years, I will say this now, we are basically done.
Regulations will grow out of control.
We will be in debt so far there's no recovering.
We will owe our entire paycheck to the government.
Businesses will be bought by the government and ran by them.
Government will be handing out paychecks to most of the country.
Government will own most of the country
Free market will disintegrate
Freedom will evaporate
Truth will be constructed in an office somewhere
And we will see just how far Obama will go to stay in office.
If he gets back in, I have this weird feeling that he will find a way to discredit the Constitution, more than he has already tried to do, and he will find a way to get rid of elections.
Maybe I sound crazy, maybe I am paranoid. But I know this, my own personal life has gotten a lot harder in the past four years. Food prices are soaring, gas prices are unpredictable, and I have applied for over 200 jobs without so much as a good interview. Prices are still bottoming out on homes, at least around me, so I don't see recovery.
Mr. Obama, your policies are NOT working. Let the big boys come in a save us now, quit playing around. This isn't a game anymore. While you play golf, I hope I can find a way to get more formula for my baby. Quit telling us that Romney is so wealthy. WHO CARES? He has actually had a job, ya know, those things where you actually have to prove yourself, get a paycheck for work that you do? Those things that you don't know how to create?
Oh my, I could go on all day, but I will stop now. I think I feel better...maybe.
Obama's ad basically claimed that Mitt's company fired a worker, his wife got cancer and died. They fail to explain the details, that they offered health coverage for a time after the man left employment, that his wife got cancer long after that coverage was done, and it had nothing to do with the company.
It is basically an embodiment of his entire 4 years in office: LIES. I know, that's all anyone in Washington does, but seriously, this man is out of control with his lies. Where was he born? Is he really a socialist? Does he even like democracy? Did we elect a president who doesn't even believe in capitalism or democracy? Because it sure seems like it.
If Obama gets in for another four years, I will say this now, we are basically done.
Regulations will grow out of control.
We will be in debt so far there's no recovering.
We will owe our entire paycheck to the government.
Businesses will be bought by the government and ran by them.
Government will be handing out paychecks to most of the country.
Government will own most of the country
Free market will disintegrate
Freedom will evaporate
Truth will be constructed in an office somewhere
And we will see just how far Obama will go to stay in office.
If he gets back in, I have this weird feeling that he will find a way to discredit the Constitution, more than he has already tried to do, and he will find a way to get rid of elections.
Maybe I sound crazy, maybe I am paranoid. But I know this, my own personal life has gotten a lot harder in the past four years. Food prices are soaring, gas prices are unpredictable, and I have applied for over 200 jobs without so much as a good interview. Prices are still bottoming out on homes, at least around me, so I don't see recovery.
Mr. Obama, your policies are NOT working. Let the big boys come in a save us now, quit playing around. This isn't a game anymore. While you play golf, I hope I can find a way to get more formula for my baby. Quit telling us that Romney is so wealthy. WHO CARES? He has actually had a job, ya know, those things where you actually have to prove yourself, get a paycheck for work that you do? Those things that you don't know how to create?
Oh my, I could go on all day, but I will stop now. I think I feel better...maybe.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Put that pop away!!! Come on Bloomberg!
Recently, NYC Mayor Bloomberg was quoted as saying that if people want to kill themselves, he guesses they have a right to do it (speaking of drinking sugary drinks, not the actual act of suicide, which is by far more alarming and disturbing).
Mr. Bloomberg,
Apparently, our Founders did not anticipate the length that government would go to to control the actions of the citizens of this fine country when they wrote the Constitution. In the introduction, the writers speak of "ensur[ing] the blessings of liberty" to all. What is liberty? Why do we put so much emphasis on the notion of liberty? Liberty is the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life. Do you think that our Founding Fathers would approve of the government trying to regulate the consumption of a non-alcoholic beverage?
You want to control soda, but what about beer? What about Chinese food? What about McDonald's? Are these next on your list. You are worried about people being so overweight that they can't fit on the beds in hospitals, but is soda pop really to blame? You think that someone who weighs 400 pounds just drinks too much Dr. Pepper?
This type of thinking is, for starters, delusional. You are correct, if I want to drink pop, I should have the right to do so. If an alcoholic has the right to drink beer all day and night, why shouldn't I have the right to drink Coke? Are my actions hurting anyone? No! Are YOU taking away my LIBERTY by denying me the right to CHOOSE what kind of beverage I want to have with my lunch?
YES!
The problem with people who believe like you is that all of the citizens of this country are too stupid to make our own decisions. You think that we can't make day to day decisions. You think we can't decide what to eat or how to get through college without a government agent or elected official holding our hand and writing 100 pages of regulations about.
Mayor, we are not stupid. Most of us are educated human beings and we at least have enough sense to read the documents that you are supposed to be protecting. Pay attention to real problems and quit worrying about trying to micromanage the lives of your constituents.
-M
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/bloomberg-to-soda-ban-dissidents-if-you-want-to-kill-yourself-i-guess-you-have-a-right-to-do-it/
Mr. Bloomberg,
Apparently, our Founders did not anticipate the length that government would go to to control the actions of the citizens of this fine country when they wrote the Constitution. In the introduction, the writers speak of "ensur[ing] the blessings of liberty" to all. What is liberty? Why do we put so much emphasis on the notion of liberty? Liberty is the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life. Do you think that our Founding Fathers would approve of the government trying to regulate the consumption of a non-alcoholic beverage?
You want to control soda, but what about beer? What about Chinese food? What about McDonald's? Are these next on your list. You are worried about people being so overweight that they can't fit on the beds in hospitals, but is soda pop really to blame? You think that someone who weighs 400 pounds just drinks too much Dr. Pepper?
This type of thinking is, for starters, delusional. You are correct, if I want to drink pop, I should have the right to do so. If an alcoholic has the right to drink beer all day and night, why shouldn't I have the right to drink Coke? Are my actions hurting anyone? No! Are YOU taking away my LIBERTY by denying me the right to CHOOSE what kind of beverage I want to have with my lunch?
YES!
The problem with people who believe like you is that all of the citizens of this country are too stupid to make our own decisions. You think that we can't make day to day decisions. You think we can't decide what to eat or how to get through college without a government agent or elected official holding our hand and writing 100 pages of regulations about.
Mayor, we are not stupid. Most of us are educated human beings and we at least have enough sense to read the documents that you are supposed to be protecting. Pay attention to real problems and quit worrying about trying to micromanage the lives of your constituents.
-M
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/bloomberg-to-soda-ban-dissidents-if-you-want-to-kill-yourself-i-guess-you-have-a-right-to-do-it/
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