"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others."
"One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists in establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and foot, making it unable to solve its problems, then declaring that freedom has failed and stronger controls are necessary."
Ayn Rand
Rand put it best in her 1973 article, “Censorship: Local and Express”:
“The conservatives see man as a body freely roaming the earth, building sand piles or factories -- with an electronic computer inside his skull, controlled from Washington . The liberals [the Democrats] see man as a soul freewheeling to the farthest reaches of the universe -- but wearing chains from nose to toes when he crosses the street to buy a loaf of bread.”
Further on, she notes:
“…Each camp wants to control the realm it regards as metaphysically important; each grants freedom only to the activities it despises….. ‘Control,‘ to both camps, means the power to rule by physical force. The conservatives want to rule man’s consciousness; the liberals, his body.”
And You Thought the Democrats Were Bad
This is what the Republicans were up to while the election was going on, according to the New York Times. Quite a slight of hand. This is Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's original proposal for his and Bush's takeover of the banks. He was basically asking for unlimited power to control any bank as he saw fit. And several banks "volunteered" to join in (If you call being locked in a room and told you can't leave until you sign, volunteering. Remember that little episode?). It would be interesting to see what was finally passed.
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