[Apolitical]

Hmmmm.

[basil]

Kinda sounds like Utopia, doesn't it? If all of this comes to pass, we will certainly be on our way back to being a free society!

[kitkat]

Now THAT was a pleasure to read.

[Reagan Man]

Return control of their lives to individuals and families, and get the government off their backs!

Exactly what Reagan preached. The very essence of conservatism.

[Between the Lines]

Return control of their lives to individuals, families and states and get the federal government off their backs!

[Grampa Dave]

Great article, and it sheds more light on why left wingers hate GW so much.

[lodwick]

Hmmmm, indeed. I'll believe it when the patriot acts are repealed and homeland security goes away, AND the borders are closed.

[Soul Seeker]

IF one is only interested in fixating on spending exclusively, they miss the central ingredients of his legislation that generally favor increased personal responsibility. This is certainly true with his approach to the economy, S.S. and tax reform.

Should his proposals pass largely intact, G.W. will have put into play policies that will slowly choke the public favoring Big Government. It's a long term solution to cutting dependence gradually without the public registering more than an eye blink at the change.

This is why many will oppose these pieces of legislation on both aisles.

[raybbr]

Private ownership diffuses the power that would otherwise be centralized with federal authorities. It serves to preserve privacy and protect individuals from arbitrary government actions, and it gives people a greater stake in the well-being of their communities -- fostering a concern for the quality of life, environmental issues, and the upkeep of their homes and neighborhoods.

A good start at the Federal level. At the same time state and local governments eat us alive.

There is a long history of government growth and like welfare many people rely on govt for too much. Governments themselves are now capable of reproducing. They have become self-fullfilling.

Ask the average person about politics and they will tell you one of two things: All politicians are crooks and there's nothing you can do about it. Or, we need government because we are not capable of taking care of our society ourselves because there are too many extremists.

Each statement represents a defeatist attitude and even George Bush's proprosal of ownership is met with ardent skepticism. Socialism has become a much bigger part of our society than we like to admit. Reliance on government is pervasive and will not be removed easily.

Are we too late? I hope not. On most days I feel we are headed in the wrong direction with no way to stem the flow.

[raybbr]

ping

[Kevin OMalley]

As posted in the article, "Bushonomics: FDR in Reverse?" :


I think George Bush has read and bought into Garrett Harding's "The Tragedy of the Commons". You can find some interesting interaction in a Freeper article, "Economics for Ecologists" and even Harding's article posted here. There is also, "The Commons and the Tragedy of Banking". I will try to bump these articles so that we can have a cool thread.

This is a rather sophisticated implementation of ownership society in the financial realm.

What I wonder is, how can I take advantage of this? If one were to KNOW beforehand how significant individual home ownership would have been in, say, Las Angeles, one could have bought wholesale land dirt cheap and cashed in for several generations. So where's the dirt cheap financial land we can buy and cash in on this trend?

[Fritzy]

We just keep forgetting that we are the government.. we keep acting like the government is an entity to itself.. which we must fight... it is OUR money... our elected officials.. if we chose to let the "government" be the leader.. it is sort of like the tail wagging the dog... we have allowed this for over a hundred years... at some point we will have to have a huge uprising... to establish a government by the people...Bush may be on the right track.. but we still have to convince the citizens.. I really get rankled when I hear about how much "the Government" is sending to help the victims of the Tsunami... it is the American people who are sending this... our money.. our interest in being responsive world citizens.. then the Government turns around and suggest that we give the people's Tsunami dollars to an entity that is hounded by major financial questions.. I would rather give it to United Way of America.. they are documented shysters...what in the world am I not getting here?

[shield]

This guy must have read your post of the analysis of Bush's RNC Speech. ;o)