Oct 02 2008
Today I Come To You With A Heavy Heart
Today my heart is heavy. Last night I bore witness to our own government stampeding our Constitution and our freedoms. I watched last night as 74 of our U.S. Senators willingly threw us head first into the world of Socialism.
Many will read this and believe I am being overly dramatic. They will argue that the government had to do something or we the people would suffer. Sadly, what these same people do not realize is that we will still suffer- only now it will be greater than you ever imagined possible. For you see, if this bill gets past the House of Representatives individual freedom and liberty no longer exists in this country.
I have discovered online a series that had a great impact on my growth, beliefs and understanding of the world. It came out in my younger years when I was not at all interested in the topic, but luckily my father made me watch it. I am now going to pass it on to you. I can only hope it will have the same affect on you as it did me.
“Free to Choose” by Dr Milton Friedman, a free online video series, contains four parts. I will be bringing you a new part each day.
Here is volume one, with an introduction by a very young Arnold Schwarzenegger. Click on the far right button to enlarge the screen and the escape button on your keyboard to make it smaller.
Free to Choose, Volume 1: The Power of the Market to Promote Prosperity and Freedom
I truly believe there are more Americans against this sugar coated bailout bill than for it. I don’t think you are over dramatic. We are in a sad situation, but still should have some hope that the House will not pass the bill. Figers still crossed.
I don’t think you are being overly dramatic either. I can only hope the House rejects this horrid bill.
I wouldn’t call it Socialism, but I oppose this bill too. It isn’t going to solve the problem and is now laden with pork barrel spending. We’ve previously been through this cycle of deregulating industries, seeing them fail through unrestrained greed, and having to bail them out, and it’s a big waste. The politicians and businessmen need to learn from the past, not keep repeating it.
Yeah, I really wish they’d started from scratch. The point of our government should not be to make money.
And how about McCain voting for it despite the earmarks that were included?
I am sad the way the World is going, even if people are in different camps, everyone;s rights have been violated sometime or another.