Charles R. Anderson, Ph.D. is a materials physicist, self-owned, a benevolent and tolerant Objectivist, a husband and father, the owner of a materials analysis laboratory, and a thinking individualist. The critical battle of our day is the conflict between the individual and the state. We must be ever vigilant and constant defenders of the equal sovereign rights of every individual to life, liberty, property, self-ownership, and the personal pursuit of happiness.
... the *main* target of individualists' moral proselytizing ought to be the Zero-Sum Narrative, i.e., the belief in inherent conflicts of interest among people -- and not altruism per se, which is mainly an emotionally driven *reaction* to the zero-sum worldview. We need to teach people that economic relationships in a free society are "win/win," not "win/lose." We need to teach what 19th-century thinker Frederic Bastiat labeled "Economic Harmonies."
"Closing Off Consumption Opportunities. Just as low-income individuals in their role as producers are increasing[ly] regulated out of income earning opportunities, in their role as consumers they are increasingly regulated out of the market for essential services. In addition to education and housing, they have been regulated out of the market for medical care, transportation and even police protection. For all these essential services, the wealthy turn to the private marketplace. They even employ police officers as off-duty, private guards for their gated communities. The poor are left with public housing, public schools, public transportation, government-provided health care, etc.
The well-off get all the benefits of capitalism. The poor are left with socialism."
"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. "
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.
"The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth, for kings are not only God's lieutenants upon earth and sit upon God's throne, but even by God himself they are called gods."There is historical precedent for the level of hubris of the Progressive Elitist rulers of our time. Just as James I tried to rule independently of Parliament with a claim of god-like knowledge, so does Obama rule independently of our Congress, secure in the belief that he too has a god-like knowledge of what is best for the People.
Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.
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This is by no means surprising to me. In fact, it actually makes a lot of sense. I found it hard to believe that, if the economy was recovering and the unemployment rate dropping, I was still having so much trouble finding work. With regard to the administration being unable to "call a spade a spade" however, how surprising is it really that a politician would put a spin on such a situation that benefits his agenda? Not that I'm defending the Obama administration by any means, but this particular action is just par for the course in politics.
While it is true that most politicians try to misrepresent conditions unfavorable to their agenda, the degree to which this is true is still an important variable. Obama is one politician who delights in telling lies and he is sure his teleprompter eloquence will con the People for whom he has little but contempt.
Andrew, I wish you well in finding a rewarding and challenging professional position. These are indeed hard times.
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