Barack Obama said in an editorial today that if his "stimulus" package was not passed, the United States might enter into an economic downturn out of which it might never rise. Soooo... What kinds of things is he recommending, in addition to the overall breach of the US Constitution, the retardation of real productivity, the incredible burden of debt, the movement of productive money into non-productive endeavors, and the inflationary pressures the increase in government-created money will inspire? Hmmm.. Well, how about these as a small sample?

Some "bullitt" points, from Steve McQueen:

- The expansion will, just like the creation of the program, impose higher taxes on tobacco products, and funnel that booty into state governments, giving the governors (like Howard Dean and Jeanne Shaheen) the ability to claim they "got" kids health insurance.

- People 400% above the "poverty" line have been able to sign on to the program, which gives partial handouts to them. It inspires people at these various levels to drop their own personal-family health insurance coverage in favor of the government system.

First it was like, "Woah." Then it was like, 'Woah!". And then it was like, "Woahhhh..."

Take a look at this juicy piece of flavah. Wicked bad statism!

http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_035025425.html?keyword=topstory

If you get a chance, please read Glenn's great piece at LewRockwell.com, called "An Open Letter to Robert B. Reich" -- Great stuff!

http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig8/jacobs3.html

For those just joining the series, when we last left Senator Gregg, he was pushing for the TARP bailout plan, working with Democrats to further soil the Constitution and decrease the buying power of your Dollar through massive infusions of worthless liquidity created by the gub-ment.

More paternalism on the road to socialism...

So, you were repulsed by Tom Daschle's hipocrasy when it comes to telling people they need to cough up more tax cash, while he evades the taxes himself. Right on.

But now the details of Tommy's "special dealing" are coming to the fore. Isn't it nice that a guy who works in such honest ways might be placed in a position to further break the US Constitution and come up with a "national health care plan"?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/us/politics/02daschle.html?_r=2&hp

Socialized medicine is one of the most pernicious forms of the doctrine that we must be forced to be "our brother's keeper" - and hence we must all be "kept".

http://www.forhealthfreedom.org/Publications/Privacy/EconomicStimulusAndPrivacy2.html

This is important stuff, and reflects another open-ended, unwarranted, interpretation of the inter-state commerce clause of the US Constitution.

There is no constitutional or economic reason for the federal government to be in any way associated with, or in control of, the radio spectrum.

CABAL members have likely read Gardner's lengthy piece explaining the history of how the federal gubment got invovled in regulating the spectrum and its "content". Soon, Gard will produce special casts to go out to your ipods, and in the casts he'll explain the anti-freedom history of the FCC (originally known as the FRC -- the "Federal Radio Commission"), and the free market approach to the radio spectrum.

If we could only grab the TARDIS and go back to the days of the Constitutional Convention, then STOP them from forming the federal gubment!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090129/ap_on_bi_ge/meltdown_what_s_next

Be Seeing You!

So, how many more highway deaths will result from higher CAFE standards when the auto manufacturers have to make more light-weight cars? And hwo much will the costs rise due to the federal mandates? And, how will this effect sales? Hmmm.. Seems that if the American public wants higher fuel efficiency cas, the manufaturers have an incentive to make and sell them. Funny, that, since that is precisely what has been happening in the past two years. To maximize efficiency, one doesn't need to turn to government.

As Conspirators know, many people who promote the free market greatly appreciate French economist Frederic Bastiat's insights, written during a very brief period in the Nineteentch Century. Bastiat was a true hero for freedom, and it appears that the Christian Science Monitor has russurected his thoughts for a "debate" between him and the tedious and misguided John Maynard Keynes. Go Bastiat! THANKS EVILMUPPET for finding the story!

Linkola: http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0123/p09s01-coop.html

If only they had learned to go anarchist, like the Vikings did, they wouldn't be in this mess brought about by government and central banking.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1126682/Icelandic-gove...

But remember, it's a GOOD THING they've done, all this redistribution of wealth. It's for your own good! And if you complain? You'll be put in the Cornfield! (Little ref to TZ there)...

Be Seeing You!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123258284337504295.html

As mentioned in the recent cast featuring CABAL Member Stephanie, the abortion issue is going to creep back into the lime light. This time, it begins with Obama's executive order re-allowing US tax funds to be sent to oversees abortion and "family planning" organizations. (One day after the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, by the way.)

Nothing like the morality of taxation, is there?

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D95STRQ80&show_article=1

Be Seeing You!

Not unexpected, but if they keep on this course, it spells big trouble for the economy. Is it that they WANT oil prices to go up again, spurring the strained consumers to call for "government" solutions to the "market problem" that isn't such? Will this be used as a lever to push the justification of "alternative fuel funding"?

We'll see...

http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINWBT01046020090121

Now, just remember, you're too stupid to handle your own affairs and investments. You need an unconstitutional entity filled with socialists and classically defined fascists to do that for you.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technolo...

Mmm... can't wait for all that "CHANGE" we'll be seeing!

Just remember, since the central bankers have already made the face value of your "change" less than the metallic value of it, you coud melt your "change" down and actually see a better return on its value. Trouble is that the Treasury already "made that illegal".

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Obama-team-weighs-government-rb-14091318.h...

Be Seeing You!

SOOOOOO SATISFYING!

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_11455096

House Votes to Expand Child Health Insurance

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