Republic Rules - The U.S.A. is a great representative republic.

I’ve contended before that LESS government is BETTER government… and I stand by that.  I point at the current financial situation as an example of where Congress intruded in the market process, imposed requirements to loan money to those who otherwise couldn’t qualify, and the market… playing by these “new rules” (which were artificial and […]

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With the conventions of both major political parties going on, there is a lot of media coverage and talk about what government should and should not be doing for “us”.  Like moths to a light, these events have attracted a wide range of groups staging protests.
One of the wonderful RIGHTS we have in the U.S. […]

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Here we go again… some economically ignorant Congressmen are jumping on the results of a recent report by the GAO that indicates companies try to avoid paying federal income taxes.
First, please remember that companies don’t really pay taxes… people do.  Companies pass taxes through as a cost of doing business.  Their customers pay the taxes.   […]

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I’ve often spoke of the need for our education system to be reformed.  It has become too institutionalized, supports primarily the needs and wants of the teachers and teachers’ union (which has become one of the single largest political entities) rather than the requirements of the students, our children, the next generation of leaders of […]

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Occasionally, you hear people complain about our government suppressing the discussion of some controversial topic.  It is doubtful that actually occurs and it seems people like conspiracy ideas.   Most often, it is simply the government not releasing certain information for a specified reason, usually national security.
In this age of the internet and world commerce, it’s […]

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The job of government is to provide certain services that we, as individuals, can’t provide for ourselves… police and fire departsments, the military, building roads and bridges, and so on.  I object when either elected officials (politicians) or bureaucrats (career government employees) overreach and try to control the lives of citizens in a manner beyond […]

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For the very best discussion on one of the basic tenets our country was founded on, equality, I strongly suggest you read Chapter 5 of Milton Friedman’s Free To Choose. This is the most readable book on economics I’ve ever found.  It explains things in a straightforward manner that makes good common sense… a rarity […]

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In general terms, there are two prevalent types of governments.  Those where citizens have freedom from government interference and live in a state of mutually-rewarded cooperation with each other… and those where there is less freedom and many rules of conformity, which are commanded by a centralized authority.
Each has problems… but I choose the one […]

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Ha!  I saw this article describing how a policeman was fired because he kept going to a local coffee shop and demanded free coffee.  He even threatened slower emergency response if they refused.
Obviously, a misguided individual.  Imagine, a government employee asking for additional favors in return for doing his job.
Hmmm…. it seems like a thin […]

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With gas prices so high, there has been a new wave of conservation-oriented discussions… including debate of mandates in Congress.  But I don’t see very much ACTION.  Any actual progress made toward using our resources more effectively have been, I am sure, due to individuals making small changes in the way they do things.
First, let […]

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