[Zeddicus]

It's not just the Democrat party. This has been going on for decades, and while the Democrats have typically been the prime driving force, the Republicans really have done nothing over the decades to reverse this long "progressive" expansion of the central government.

When Democrats drive the bus, they floor it and hurtle down the road to socialism at 90 mph. When the Republicans are driving, they may only be going 50 mph, but they always head in the same direction.

This entire federal government is hopelessly out of control because we have allowed a privileged ruling class of professional politicians develop. They'll never willingly reform and cut the central government back to the minimal, Constitutionally-bound original purposes because they've got a very plush, secure, comfortable lifestyle for themselves.

I hate to be a pessimist, but the only thing that will get this malignant, hostile central government back under control is a hard reset, and I don't see how that can happen without either complete collapse or great violence. Either mechanism will not be pleasant.

Dark days ahead.

[Bob Eimiller]

I agree completely.

[MichiganConservative]

Hey, I also watch the economy. I know a lot of FReepers think it’s “liberal” to question fiat currency or question a private banking cartel provided monopoly status by the federal government, but I think the fiat currency charade may be about to run into the brick wall of reality, and not just in the US.

The Euro is in trouble. China’s riding a huge bubble. Banks are defaulting. Banks are lying about their assets. The Fed is advocating 0% reserve fractional reserve banking.

Dark days ahead, indeed