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Government is Force–Do You Know What That Means?

Posted on July 9, 2009 by D3 Support

The short case against the Democrat-Republican, Big Government welfare state is this: Rational and free human beings do not operate by force, or under the threat of force. The only restraint that rational, free people impose on each other is … Continue reading →

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If Not Twenty Percent–Then How Much?

Posted on July 5, 2009 by D3 Support

Twenty percent of all “income” received by Americans reportedly now comes from the government. Translation: From other people. Ask yourself this question. Will the economy finally recover if that figure changes to thirty percent? Or fifty percent? At what point … Continue reading →

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Human Nature?

Posted on June 29, 2009 by D3 Support

(The following are the comments of DrHurd.com reader Robert J. Seyko, of Laurel, MD, on the recent death of Michael Jackson): Ayn Rand (or Nathaniel Branden, or Michael Hurd) would have a field day in the life and death of … Continue reading →

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Will “Cap and Trade” Make America a Ghost Town?

Posted on June 28, 2009 by D3 Support

Congress and the President are working hard to reduce the output of industrial civilization. This, at a time when the economy has stopped growing, and is actually declining. Incredibly, they are doing so in the name of “economic growth.” They … Continue reading →

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Teaching, Thinking and Doing

Posted on June 27, 2009 by D3 Support

You may have heard the cynical phrase, “Those who can, do–and those who cannot, teach.” I never bought that. I understand some of the sentiment behind the statement, but I can’t denigrate teaching if it’s done properly (as it rarely … Continue reading →

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The Legalized Mafia of Government

Posted on June 26, 2009 by D3 Support

Advocates of national health insurance discredit a recent study suggesting that socialized medicine will cost $3 trillion per year, to start, rather than “only” $1 trillion per year. They discredit the study becuase, they say, it was conducted by private … Continue reading →

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The Economy is not a “Patient”

Posted on June 21, 2009 by D3 Support

I don’t understand this metaphor of the “ailing American economy.” It’s the metaphor of the economy as a sick “patient.” People take one of two positions. One position is for government, as “doctor,” to intervene and cure the patient. The … Continue reading →

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He’s Not Kidding

Posted on June 6, 2009 by D3 Support

The current U.S. President recently stated, “But I do have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed; confidence in the rule of … Continue reading →

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Racism Returns to Public Life

Posted on May 27, 2009 by D3 Support

“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.” This is a quote from Judge Sonia Sotomayor, … Continue reading →

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Make Them Say What They Mean

Posted on May 26, 2009 by D3 Support

Do you ever notice how whenever there’s a problem or disaster of some kind, the question is always, “Should something be done about it?” What the question actually means is: “What should the government do about it?” What I want … Continue reading →

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Why Socialism Fails–Every Time It’s Tried

Posted on May 23, 2009 by D3 Support

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before but had once failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor … Continue reading →

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The Myth of “Market Failure”

Posted on May 15, 2009 by D3 Support

People insist that government must interfere in the free market economy in order to prevent — or correct — “market failure.” Let’s think about this term “market failure.” A market refers to millions of different business transactions going on at … Continue reading →

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