Being equal isn’t the same as being even. You can be equal in stature — though not in ability. The opportunity of freedom can be equal for everyone; but this does not guarantee (or require) equality of outcome. Many people … Continue reading
When you spread the wealth, you get … equality. When you permit the creation of wealth, you get … a higher standard of living for all. When you spread the wealth, you get … the last of what’s left, equally … Continue reading
I don’t get it. The American auto industry is failing. For whatever reasons, they can no longer make a profit. Note that people still want cars … It’s just that not as many want American cars as foreign cars, since … Continue reading
Now that Obama has been elected President, we’re told that the country is unified. Yet, when Bush was President, we were repeatedly told that the country had become dark, evil and divided. I talk to people every day who are … Continue reading
Socialism evades the creation of wealth. It takes the creation of wealth for granted, as political and social planners decide how “best” to redistribute or “spread the wealth” around. Socialism ignores the immorality of legalized theft — stealing from those … Continue reading
“Nothing reveals Mr. Obama’s visceral hostility to business more than the constant urging of our best and brightest to desert the productive private sector (‘greed’) and go in to public service like politics or community organizing (i.e., organizing people to … Continue reading
We live in the age of “there awwta be a law.” Too many people earning too little money? “There awwta be a law to raise the minimum wage.” Businesses hire fewer people because they can’t afford to pay the higher … Continue reading
Now that he has won the election, it has occurred to Barack Obama that most of what he has said over the past year or so was uttered for one reason and one reason only: To get elected. As a … Continue reading
We started out as a government of, by and for the people. We turned into a government OF some people and FOR the sake of some people financed BY other people. We started out as a nation based on, “Give … Continue reading
In order to function in reality, I need to think. I think so that I can survive, flourish and live in the fullest sense of the term. In order to think, I demand freedom. Freedom entitles me to nothing, other … Continue reading
A reader writes DrHurd.com: Thank you for your unique perspectives on the current economic meltdown. I agree with you. Tell me, are people like us a minority of thinkers, or is there a majority of silent people? Dr. Hurd’s reply: … Continue reading
If capitalism is so evil, then why are some of its strongest opponents so rich? For example: Oprah; Barbara Streisand; George Clooney; Bill Gates; Warren Buffet; Bill and Hillary Clinton; Al and Tipper Gore; and so on? Capitalism clearly refers … Continue reading