Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Recent News Thoughts

Many pundits complain that President Trump spends too much time golfing. I would rather he spend a lot more time golfing and less time trying to solve the rest of the world’s problems. We cannot afford to be the policeman or nursemaid to the rest of the world, particularly when we have such a lousy record of success.”
The more golf he plays, the fewer mistakes he makes.
There is a reason that anyone who escapes the yoke of communism becomes strongly capitalistic and anti-government.

Advocating against top down planning does not mean not planning at all. Similarly, a collective plan differs from personal planning by each individual.  Hayek touches on this nuance in his seminal work The Road to Serfdom.   Everyone can, and, in my opinion, should plan, but central planning by the state cannot be done to the individual’s satisfaction.  Governmental planning takes from one to give to another and is forced down our throats.  Hence the phrase, “taxation is stealing.” 
“The only successful government plans consistent with the liberty of individual planning and voluntary association in market and other social settings is the enforcement of those classical liberal principles and “rules of the road” that limit government to the recognition of and respect for each person’s right to his own life, liberty and honestly acquired property as means to pursue human happiness.
Anything beyond this replaces compulsory political Planning, with a capital “P,” with the proper and necessary planning of each free, peaceful and self-directing individual. There is really no compromise between the two.”

Who do you want choosing your plan for you?
This is perhaps the most ignorant analysis I have ever seen out of a prestigious institution.  Shame on you Brookings. 
A.      All income taxation is slavery.
B.      All taxation generally is immoral.

C.      The tax proposal doubles the standard deduction which disproportionately helps the poorest earners.

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