I agree with a lot of it. Republicans are just doing poor imitations of Reagan’s rhetoric, with an even poorer understanding of the nuts and bolts economics and politics that were behind it all.
Subsidies and regulations make food more expensive than it ought to be. That’s a winning argument I don’t see a single Republican running on.
Needless over-regulation, mandatory licensing, burdensome drug policies, etc., have all made health care costs higher than they ought to be. Why aren’t Republicans running on this message?
Corporate taxes simply pass higher hidden costs onto the consumer. They should be abolished. Why aren’t Republicans using this argument?
I’ve just about given up on all politicians. Even the most promising ones (Jindal, Palin, etc.) aren’t advocating the kinds of massive reforms and government down-sizing we NEED. I’m starting to seriously think that Sowell was right when he said almost nothing short of a military coup could do away with all of the bureaucracy and loss of economic freedoms in the government. Not that I’m hoping for such a situation.
First of all, I LOVE your tag line:
“Until the unborn are free, nobody is free...”
Never thought of it that way, but I will from now on. Thanks!
Secondly, as I was meandering across the fields with the dogs the other day, I was contemplating a run for local office in my Cow Town of 6,000 hearty souls.
I’m thinking my platform would be this:
I’m a Mom who has raised three kids on a budget, and more often than not on ONE income, meaning my HUSBAND worked and supported us while I raised the boys. I KNOW how to pinch pennies; I’m an expert at making ends meet.
I will work to continue to provide for you the following services paid for by YOUR TAX DOLLARS, in the most efficient manner possible. I will spend YOUR money on nothing else, but:
1. Firemen and Policemen
2. EMTs for emergencies
3. Trash pick-up in a timely and neat manner.
4. Filling in the potholes in the roads and making sure the roads are plowed in the winter.
5. Clean drinking water, whether you have City Water or a well/septic system.
6. An up-to-date, fully funded Library for your kids to use to expand their education. (Not EVERYTHING you learn is learned in school!)
7. School vouchers; you can send your kids to public OR private school. Your dollars, your choice for your family and your Property Taxes will NO longer be tied to schools, if you don’t currently have a child enrolled in school.
8. I will serve ONE term. And if you really, really like me, I’ll serve one more, but that’s IT! Term Limits are desperately needed from Dog Catcher on up to Congress.
And that’s about it...
Think I’d win? LOL! :)