MINITER & MINITER: Optional government

Given the opportunity, what many Americans seem to want from Washington right now is an opt-out clause. From the prospect of coming tax increases to pay for a profligate federal government to a mandate to buy health insurance, we can see in approval ratings and the sustained support for the Tea Party movement that policies rolling off of Capitol Hill have been roiling voters who would rather just be left alone.

So it’s interesting that a key idea emerging on the campaign trail is to give individual Americans the power to decide how involved in their daily lives they want the government to be. Every Republican presidential candidate has promised to repeal the health care law passed a few years ago and laid out some form of tax reform that would allow Americans to keep more of their money. But from entitlements to tax rates to the way government itself operates, Gov. Rick Perry has constructed an economic and reform plan around an interesting idea that deserves more attention. We might call this idea “optional government.”

Essentially, his idea is to offer Americans a chance to opt out of current government systems....

This is a simple idea with big implications. First, it demonstrates confidence in the ability of the American people to run their own lives. Allowing them to decide...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1037267/posts

Eureka, I have formulated the perfect government!

(It was obviously humor back in 2003!!)

Looks good to me! ;-)

Not too long ago, I saw a revised income tax form that was along the same lines. You get to choose where your taxes go. I’ll have to see if I can find it again tomorrow.

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This is just how Rick Perry is. After Hurricane Ike devastated my community, he came here to survey the damage. He did not just walk through here surrounded by security and news cameras and then make a speech. That's not Perry. He showed up in jeans and a work shirt, no cameras, no press conference, and he walked among all of us who had been hit. A hug, a pat on the shoulder, a listening ear, and an encouraging word. He saw to it that emergency shelters were being set up and food and water were available to everyone. When Obama/FEMA refused to help us, Governor Perry set up state funding to help us rebuild our homes and our lives. My home is at 'ground zero' where Ike came ashore. We all took tremendous damage. FEMA sent me a check two months later for $600 dollars. Governor Perry set up the Recovery Fund to help us all rebuild. That is what a true leader and a true Christian does. That's my Governor! I can't wait to see America under the caring wing of Rick Perry.

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MINITER & MINITER: Optional government

Innovative idea has sprung to life this presidential season