Posted on 12/27/2015 3:52:15 PM PST by Isara
Released just three days before Christmas, presidential candidate Ted Cruz has a new three-minute video entitled “2015: A Year Fighting for Freedom, Texas and America,” in which he powerfully explains how to “break the Washington Cartel.”
In the new video, Cruz explains that in Washington, D.C., it’s much easier for politicians to take the “path of least resistance.”
“There’s a reason so many politicians talk about standing up to Washington and yet, so few actually do it. Because it’s far easier to take the path of least resistance.
“How do you break the Washington Cartel? You make the political price of doing the wrong thing higher than the political price of doing the right thing.
That can only come from We the People.”
Ted Cruz is credited with coining the term “Washington Cartel” and has previously defined it as:
“The Washington Cartel consists of career politicians in both parties who get in bed with lobbyists and special interests here in Washington and grow and grow and grow government. The Washington Cartel is, I believe, the source of the volcanic frustration Americans face across this country.”
Cruz has, often alone or nearly so, stood up to fight the establishment in both parties, fighting against issues like the funding of Obamacare, Planned Parenthood, and trying to stop Obama’s dangerous Iran Deal, as well as the continual raising of the debt ceiling.
WATCH BELOW:
2015: A Year Fighting for Freedom, Texas, and America (Video)
Nice graphic!
Click on it. You will see what one of Ted Cruz's supporters did for him.
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And, of course, he is for Renewable Fuel Standard (ethanol mandate), so governement can pick winners and losers.
Trump's Record on Free-market Issue: (from the Conservative Review)
Trump has a terrible record on free market issues. The only bright spot is the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing, but this glimmer is countermanded by his repeated support for bailing out Wall Street and the auto industry, and increased stimulus spending. Of particular concern is Trump's belief that the government can use eminent domain powers to seize private property in the name of private economic development. This comes as no surprise, given his support for using eminent domain to profit his own company.
Trump supported the Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of London, allowing public authorities to seize private land for economic development by private investors; Trump said, “I happen to agree with [the decision] 100 percent.” (National Review) This is no surprise given Trump’s attempt to use eminent domain in his own line of work. (Institute for Justice)
Trump supported President Obama’s 2009 stimulus, saying: “The word stimulus is probably not used in its fullest…you know, certain of the things that were given weren't really stimulus. They were pork, as we call it, or they were gifts to certain people. But overall, I think he's [President Obama] doing very well. You do need stimulus and you do have to keep the banks alive.” (CNN)
Trump supported TARP, saying, "You had to do something to shore up the banks, because ... you would have had a run on every bank." (CNN)
Trump supported the 2008 auto bailout, saying, “I think the government should stand behind them 100 percent. You cannot lose the auto companies. They’re great. They make wonderful products.” He also said that the federal government could “easily save the companies.” (Daily Caller)
Trump criticized the Federal Reserve’s intervention in the debt market, saying quantitative easing creates “phony numbers” that mislead the marketplace and “will not ultimately benefit the economy. The dollar will go down in value and inflation will start rearing its ugly head.” (CNBC)
Donald Trump has a history of using eminent domain to complete business deals. Multiple times Trump has supported the use of government agencies to take possession of homes and businesses for use in his private business plans. Eminent domain seizures are reserved only for public use of property rather than abuse by the government taking property from one individual and giving to another. (Washington Post)
Donald Trump has sought and received crony capitalist tax breaks for his commercial properties in New York. These tax breaks, and even an abatement, force the property taxes of other property owners to rise at the expense of the connected. Special treatment for one business or industry over another with the tax code conflicts with free market principles. (National Review)
In 2009, Trump supported Barack Obama's call for limits on the pay of executives. (CNN)
Like any good republican, Trump claims to oppose Obamacare, even supporting conservatives’ attempt to defund Obamacare in the fall of 2013. Trump, however, is on record supporting “universal healthcare,” advocating for American adoption of the Canadian healthcare system. This places Trump’s policy inline with the most liberal members of the Democrat Party. Trump has also opposed free-market reforms to Medicare, arguing that growing the economy will solve the problem. To his credit, Trump supports privatizing parts of Social Security, but opposed the recent House GOP budgets citing entitlement reform as the reason for his opposition.
Trump opposes Obamacare, saying, "I will fight to end Obamacare and replace it with something that makes sense for people in business and not bankrupt the country." (USA Today)
Trump has advocated for universal healthcare in a system similar to Canada’s government-run healthcare system. “I’m a conservative on most issues but a liberal on health….We must take care of our own. We must have universal healthcare. Our objective [should be] to make reforms for the moment and, longer term, to find an equivalent of the single-payer plan that is affordable, well-administered, and provides freedom of choice.” (The America We Deserve)
Trump supports transitioning parts of Social Security to private accounts, saying, “Allow every American to dedicate some portion of their payroll taxes to a personal Social Security account that they could own and invest in stocks and bonds… Directing Social Security funds into personal accounts invested in real assets would swell national savings, pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into jobs and the economy. These investments would boost national investment, productivity, wages, and future economic growth.” (The America We Deserve)
Trump has opposed reforms to Social Security and Medicare, arguing that growing the economy will solve the entitlement program’s insolvency, but has not elaborated on his proposal. "I am going to save Social Security without any cuts. I know where to get the money from. Nobody else does." (Twitter)
Trump believes public assistance should be limited, and that religious institutions should carry the burden of caring for the poor and disadvantaged. (2012 Presidential Candidates)
Trump echoed Democrat talking points when referring to Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budgets, arguing that they were too radical. “I’m concerned about doing anything that's going to tinker too much with Medicare. I protect the senior citizens. Senior citizens are protected. They are lifeblood, as far as I’m concerned. I think Paul Ryan is too far out front with the issue. He ought to sit back and relax.” (Today)
Trump opposes reforming Medicare by transitioning to a voucher program, but he has failed to articulate how he would fix the unfunded program. “I don’t think the Republicans should be out on this ledge….I’m studying that situation very closely, and if and when I decide to run ... I’ll have a plan. The seniors have to be cherished. They have to be taken care of.” (Christian Science Monitor)
Trump supported the conservative effort to defund Obamacare, tweeting at Republican lawmakers that “Congress must defund ObamaCare. It is destroying Medicare and breaking promises to our Seniors, including veterans” (Twitter), and “NO GAMES! HOUSE @GOP MUST DEFUND OBAMACARE! IF THEY DON’T, THEN THEY OWN IT!” (Twitter)
In what sounded all too similar to Obamacare, Trump told 60 Minutes that he would replace Obamacare with a plan that "covers all Americans." That the vast majority of Americans would buy their insurance on an open market, and that the government would pay for those that couldn't afford it. (CBS News)
Trump backed off his call for raising the Social Security retirement age to 70. He told 60 minutes that he would instead save Social Security by having "other countries pay for it." (CBS News)
Trump supports work requirements for welfare recipients. (Time to Get Tough)
:) Nice. I wonder how many people know what a RINO is.
To hell with that progressive insanity. This is a Constitutional republic, and I'm not dreaming of some strongman. I'll stick with the Constitutional conservative.
You Trump fans with your desire for homegrown tyranny confirm for me every day that I made the right decision never to support Trump.
I imagine you're confirming it for a lot of lurkers, too.
I am at least, supporting a natural born citizen. You are not.
They don’t care.
I mentioned to a “Reagan Democrat” relative that Trump was not Conservative and he said, “Oh, I don’t care about that.”
Cruz birthers have nothing to teach anyone. I find it’s best to let them ramble.
Enjoy your homegrown tyranny, which you admit you prefer.
And that path of least resistance is paved with printed, unbacked fiat dollars from the unaccountable Federal Reserve, allowing for massive government debt, steady inflation and manipulated interest rates.
This fake, easy money means no politician ever has to say no to the progressive juggernaut. If we had a currency anchored to something that the government couldn't control (as we used to) the nanny state would die from lack of oxygen.
I am at least, supporting a natural born citizen. You are not.
There are no other options.
Cruz might be able to get certain ‘things’ done, for you see he will have the backing of a force that Trump doesn’t——Wall Street.
Remove bribes to reduce the Cartel. Many bills would not pass because a majority of both constituents and Congressmen / Senators oppose.
But then the “leadership” offers a highway, a grant to a University, a water project ...or campaign money,lobbyist help.
So votes are bought and sold, and not on merit. To remove some of the bribes in DC.
1. Eliminate Department of Transportation. Sunset transporation taxes in 5 years. Tell oil companies and other tax collectors to send transportation taxes directly to the state in which collected. States have 5 years to vote replacement taxes (or not).
2. Eliminate the ATF. Let the states collect all sin taxes and be responsible for alcohol, tobacco, guns..and bank robberies.
The FBI does bank robbery due to personal quirks of a long dead FBI director. The FBI should focus onn terrorism, cybercrime.
3. Eliminate the Department of Education and the stupid grants to Universities to study stupid things.
4. Eliminate the EPA as much as possible. Take away the carrots and sticks that the EPA and other regulatory agencies use, often in a quid pro quo for votes of Senators/Congressmen.
5. You get the idea. Shift the corruption to each state. Then let the states compete with each other and experiment with what works.
Might want to double check the definition of NBC.
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