Ode to the Welfare State

For another example of how human nature and politics do not change over time, here is a 1949 example of sarcasm used to vilify the unsustainable democrat economic policy of central government welfare programs....

Unfortunately, democrats misinterpret the Constitution as usual, "promoting" the general welfare (which is what our founding fathers wrote) is not the same thing as "providing" for the general welfare.  It is not the role of the central government to provide charity, it is their role to promote conditions that encourage hard work, reward, opportunity to succeed for all citizens.  Charity is for us as individuals and communities to provide.

Peter Schiff predicted this whole economic mess...

If i ever get elected to congress i am inviting this gentleman to be my primary economic advisor ! He understands economics, and predicted the current recession of 2008-2009 back in November 2006 when he gave this speech ! (6 parts but worth listening to if you want to be educated). Brilliant understanding of the market and effects of government intrusion.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADVEiTo7tDE

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZheV24ofw8

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmx1usUWZ3E

Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o5dCkYfdM4

Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcH3Ok2hRas

Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3OmLk-woFY


Yes Peter, "governments destroy countries", very well said (Part 6). Harvard gets it wrong in their forecast if you listen to the end of Part 6; so much for the superiority of ivy league.

Rick Santelli, i love him !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEZB4taSEoA

Democrats caused the recession of 2008-2009

As anyone who follows economics and economic policy in detail will tell you, the catalyst of the recession of 2008-2009 was the burst of the housing bubble created by affordable housing laws (by democrats) and the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac government institutions (created by democrats). Here are the dems incriminating themselves is preventing republicans from fixing the problem back around 2004:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqpTKFQI1nY