Do Citizens REALLY Want License To Rob?

On February 3,2009, President Barack Obama has noted that millions of the American people have somehow sensed that “something is broken” in Washington,D.C.. He says this is due to hyper-partisanship of Republicans and a consequent lack of civility from Republicans. “Those of us in Washington are not serving the people as well as we should. At times, it seems like we’re unable to listen to one another; to have at once a serious and civil debate.” Yes, Mr. Obama it is indeed difficult to debate when the ones with all the votes in the majority have closed meetings to decide exactly what THEY want to do feeling that they do not not need minority input "interfering".
Obama clearly sees "broken" as not doing enough, whereas the loyal opposition see government as high-handed, interfering with commerce, and trying to tell everyone what to do. In short, Obama and his crew see government as the solution. The citizens seeing, debt extending endless into the future to enslave yet unborn children, they see government as the problem. All this money has to come from future generations, yet WE are deciding WHAT is best for them and GOVERNMENT has yet to be efficient or successful in accomplishing ANY of its undertakings. The US Post Office continually raises its prices while seeking to decrease service and limit hours open. Social Security keeps adding people who have not paid into the system and the list goes on.
Thus, we, the people of these United States, being of sound mind and body, SHOULD endeavor to stop meddling with health care, conniving to fix imaginary global warming with "Cap and Tax", and let loose the fetters of taxation and regulation that bind our economy and stiffle job creation by our capitalistic economic engine. Clearly, the way UP is the Way OUT. Why not keep the Bush tax cuts and add a 5% cut THIS year for April,2010 so that hiring and purchasing can begin to pull up the economy? Have we not seen that the Japanese copying FDR could not spend themselves out of recession in the 1990s?
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht] (1898-1956) German socialist dramatist, stage director, and poet is famous for,"Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came?
Why then, the war would come to you!" But the quote that fits here is,"The people have lost the confidence of the government; the government has decided to dissolve the people, and to appoint another one."
It appears that in the meantime, government progressives and "populists" will choose to ignore the PRESENT people who do not see things THEIR way in order to cram what politicians want down OUR collective throat!




It is known to be an undisputed fact that there are between private and public behavior. One can readily imagineall the actions we do privately that we would never ever consider doing in public.
This is especially true in politics. The majority of Americans would never concieve a notion of stealing another person's property, however these same people they have nothing holding them back from wanting government to take property from "Peter" to give it to "Paul".
Our trusted friends who we give the keys to our house and all our worldly goods are too often proponents of government programs that seek to redistribute wealth. Not many of us could envision a Washington lobbyist spying from his window at home lying in wait for his neighbors to go to work or entertainment, and then stealthfully enter their houses to burglarize their valuables. This on the surface seems ridiculous. Nevertheless, it is those same venerable lobbyists who call and call upon politicians to give them regulatory and legislative boons or favors and send the charge somebody "behind that tree, but don't tax me."
A score or more years ago, the oldest free-market think tank namely The Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., published businessman Lewis Love's short story called "A King of Long Ago." In This parable, an artisan, a mason, and a lame beggar petition their king for dire assistance and aid. The artisan can't lure a sufficient number of customers after manufacturing goods to attain his sales goals, the stone mason is frequently unemployed, and the beggar has few if any donations or alms on which to live on.


There once lived a king in a dis­tant land—a just and wise old king, for he had observed and learned much about his people and about himself and his power. His people were free to go their way, and were fearful of the king and his soldiers, for his rule granted no privilege to one that was not a privilege t all equally. And they were free to petition their king and seek h s wisdom in their affairs.
Thus there came one day to the royal court an artisan, a mason, and a beggar who was lame.
"O great and wise king," they cried, "we are sorely troubled with our plight." "I," said the artisan, "make many useful goods. I use great skill and labor long, and yet when I am finished, the people will not pay my price."
"And I," said the mason, "am a layer of stone for houses and fine walls, yet I am idle, for no one gives me work."
"I am a poor lame beggar," said the third man, "who seeks alms from those who pass, as they find it in their hearts to do so, but alms are so few as to be of great concern lest I perish."
"I can see that your trouble is great," consoled the king, "and what would you ask of me?"
Then, they spoke as a group, the artisan, the mason, and the beg-gar who was lame: "Your power is very great, our king, and you can make the people see the folly of their ways and aid us in our troubles."
"Perhaps," said the king, "per­haps my power is great, but I must use it wisely or it shall be lost." And he called to the captain of his guard.
"Bring forth three swords," he commanded, "one for each of these men, and instruct them in their use. These three shall go forth in the land and compel those who will not voluntarily deal with them to obey their command."
"No! no!" the three men called out, "this we did not ask. We are men of honor and could not set upon our fellow man to compel him to our will. This we cannot do. It is you, 0 king, who must use the power."
"You ask me to do that which you would not do because of honor?" questioned the king. "Is honor one thing to a beggar and another to a king? I, too, am an honorable man, and that which is dishonorable for you will never be less dishonorable for your king."
Mr. Lewis Love is a businessman and Associate Editor of the Fort Worth, Texas Rotary Club’s Rotagraph, where this article first ap­peared, March 16, 1962.
http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/a-king-of-long-ago/