[1rudeboy]

But above that circle there are still people with choices who are making bad ones and contributing to the problem.

How do you propose preventing people from making bad choices?

[palmer]

Like I said to Poohbah, getting on the soapbox and pointing out the false dichotomy of free trade and protectionism. A country can voluntarily choose to be protectionist without any government intervention. My personal approach is to look at my neighbors and figure out what I can do to make them more productive. Sometimes that means I go out and buy them better tools in trade for their help.

[chris1]

One thing I 100% agree with in this article is the fact that there is way tooooooooooo much growth in all levels of govt. and those who work for it. There is something very screwed up when the best paying jobs are al found in the goverment agencies and related work. It is killing the taxpayer and making us go broke.