Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 24, 2009, 6:58 pm
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2009/11/23/pelosi-eyeing-global-tax-on-financial-transactions/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Cato-at-liberty+%28Cato+at+Liberty%29&utm_conte...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 24, 2009, 6:19 pm
I think this myth can be destroyed along with "for the greater good". The system we have, fattened and corrupted by income taxes, will not be improved by plugging in different...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 24, 2009, 2:14 pm
We can talk about healthcare, Palin, Iran, cap and trade, global warming cons, NY-23, national debt, tea parties, socialists in the White House, corruption, unemployment and a dozen other topics,...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 23, 2009, 6:43 pm
I rarely run across a thinker with whom I can agree on every point of their thought, but, so far, everything I've read from Frank Chodorov's work rings true. Since politics...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 22, 2009, 8:22 pm
http://cafehayek.com/2009/11/still-manufacturing-myths-aplenty.html Donald Bordeaux tells us manufacturing is doing better than ever, but we are constantly told we no longer build anything. It'...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 22, 2009, 8:16 pm
Dependence on government subsidies, grants, protection, entitlements, etc. has grown to proportions which make resistance to statism almost impossible. The insanity of this dependence is that governme...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 22, 2009, 7:11 am
 Obama says he will create jobs. The link above is to an article regarding Obama's Asian trip. This one quote tells it all -- "Above all, I spoke with leaders in every nation I visite...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 21, 2009, 11:27 pm
The Populist Party (actually, The People's Party) in the very late 19th century was the main force behind the eventual creation of a graduated income tax -- they were statists ...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 21, 2009, 11:16 pm
Mitch McConnell had his chance to shine before the vote tonight on whether the healthcare bill would be moved forward to debate, but, instead, he whined about costs, taxes and Medicare cuts....
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 21, 2009, 7:36 pm
http://rsmccain.blogspot.com/2009/11/free-medicine-juanita-reid-announced.html I discovered Mr. McCain is from Atlanta -- which means he should be respected, by Gawd. I'm a Lakewood Heights ...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 21, 2009, 8:32 am
Since most of the pundits pontificating on Sarah Palin don't understand her appeal, they should stick to what they understand -- politics. I don't make claim to being mind-melded to the h...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 21, 2009, 8:30 am
The ability of the government to tax is the only thing backing government spending. We aren't producing enough to back our spending. This is like me being laid off, but increasing the amount ...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 20, 2009, 6:04 pm
Well, tomorrow we'll likely move a little closer to the statist dream of healthcare reform. Despite the fact that the country doesn't want what congress has to offer, the senate is going to&nb...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 20, 2009, 9:21 am
Slowly but surely, in America, a strong state is creating a weak people. When the state begins to rule over its subjects rather than protect rights, the people are no longer free. It appears that...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 18, 2009, 1:13 am
Rightwing has become somewhat of a confused and convoluted position. Moving forward, or backward, the libertarian/right movement of the 30s and 40s, the right has transformed into somet...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 17, 2009, 6:47 am
Recently, moderates like David Frum have written about Rubio and Crist, and other primary challenges in which the conservative base is supporting conservative candidates against  candidates ...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 16, 2009, 9:21 pm
http://www.aei.org/outlook/100089 This is long, but it's very important to understand this rebuttal of government claims that deregulation caused the financial problems from the past year. What...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 16, 2009, 7:17 pm
http://www.redstate.com/dan_perrin/2009/11/16/senator-reids-vapor-bill-still-unseen/ Hopefully, this nonsense will whirl away into space and we can get on with allowing the free market to deal with...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 16, 2009, 5:56 pm
It's absolutely amazing. Why is the media afraid of Sarah Palin? Well, the progressive media and moderate statists would say they are simply speaking the truth about her incompetence, trying to co...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 15, 2009, 10:20 am
http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/12/europe-america-taxes-health-opinions-columnists-bruce-bartlett.html It's highly unlikely that Barlett has studied Hayek, but any argument will do when you'r...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 15, 2009, 9:51 am
If Democrats really think that Sarah Palin running for president will destroy the Republicans, then the Obama administration ought to be talking to Democrat operatives and their friends in the media, ...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 15, 2009, 6:53 am
When private enterprise companies are going through a recession, they cut back on costs -- they find alternative ways to do business and concentrate on essentials. Our government is spend...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 14, 2009, 5:22 pm
http://www.frumforum.com/gop-wins-in-2010-could-lead-to-big-losses-in-2012 Andrew Pavelyev is the typical moderate statist. A moderate statist is a Republican who bravely resists statism which goes...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 14, 2009, 3:44 pm
Voluntary societal problem-solving is what a free country is all about. America can't sustain the present growth in government spending and control, and yet no innovative ideas are being prof...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 13, 2009, 6:02 pm
I've noticed through the years, especially when working with troubled people in therapy, a job I had years ago and have recently returned to as a way to combine skills to make it through this rece...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 12, 2009, 2:00 pm
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/11/12/video-obama-announces-a-jobs-summit/ A while back I made a facetious recommendation that Obama should set an employment minimum for companies who are...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 11, 2009, 6:52 am
I'm sure politicians of both parties thought at one point that catering to special interests was a good way to build a power base, but they lacked the vision to see what they were creating. Now...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 10, 2009, 1:35 pm
http://www.counterpunch.org/demoro11102009.html Rose Ann Demoro at Counterpunch.org seems to think that the healthcare reform offered by the House and Senate is a bailout for insurance companies, s...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 9, 2009, 5:49 pm
The term "statism" is objected to by some modern political thinkers because they think it's too judgemental, too blunt, too misleading or too something, just an unpleasant word that brings up visi...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 9, 2009, 5:58 am
http://otrans.3cdn.net/45593e8ecbd339d074_l3m6bt1te.pdf In January the administration predicted that without the almost $800 billion dollar stimulus package, unemployment could rise from ...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 8, 2009, 9:54 pm
To add to my previous posts talking about the present political designations and the relationships between them, there is an uneasy kinship between moderates and libertarians, especially if you look a...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 8, 2009, 5:21 pm
If the senate is planning on postponing their vote until after the first of the year, they must be planning on testing the reaction to the house of representatives' vote. I have a feeling that ...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 8, 2009, 10:58 am
h/t to Club Troppo http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d55926e8-bfea-11de-aed2-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=90bc6a02-bf0b-11de-8034-00144feab49a.html George Soros claims that market fundamentalism has created an...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 8, 2009, 7:05 am
Pelosi's healthcare reform bill passed in the House 220-215. It's funny how you never hear about Obamacare since the bills coming from the Democrats became more unpopular. I guess Obama ordere...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 7, 2009, 10:27 pm
In 1964, Murray Rothbard wrote The Transformation of the American Right. It's well worth reading if you want to understand the split between libertarianism and conservatism in the late 50s and thr...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 5, 2009, 5:20 pm
We can continue to piddle at the cusp of our problems in America, or we can begin facing our problems, identifying them for what they are, and then find solutions. The progressives are still hammering...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 5, 2009, 6:38 am
It's a big mistake to look at events like Tuesday's's elections and see only a conservative faction at work, a group of automatons led by Dick Armey and Sarah Palin who all think...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 4, 2009, 6:13 pm
Losing in order to win is a paradox most people aren't familiar with, but I can attest to its wisdom. Sometimes winning becomes so important it's difficult to see that temporary retreat is the...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 4, 2009, 12:38 pm
I will be writing a lot about independents in the coming days, because I believe the independent movement is being marginalized through misrepresentation of what it stands for -- at least moderates an...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 4, 2009, 11:46 am
The moderate spin this morning is that conservatives shouldn't have messed with NY-23 and that Scozzafava was the perfect candidate for that district -- even after she endorsed the Democrat. What ...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 4, 2009, 6:12 am
No more socializing! The country is tired of big spending, big programs, redistribution, unemployment, taxes, and over-reach in general. It's too bad Hoffman didn't win, but the other tw...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 4, 2009, 6:04 am
Why would Michael Bloomberg spend so much of his own money to be mayor one more term? Does he really think he has that much value to add? Is he simply afraid to be out of power? Are the perks that goo...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 3, 2009, 8:39 pm
The Republican moderates are becoming an embarrassment. There is an effete idea among moderates that good old fashioned, principled, passionate ass-kickin' is a set-up for failure. I sup...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 3, 2009, 5:35 pm
I've always admired autodidacts -- I even became one myself, although some might question the quality of the teacher and the education received so far. I say "so far" because a main trai...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 3, 2009, 2:57 pm
Good news has come from the adminsitration. Obama, Biden and Geithner have proclaimed that their stimulus packages and bailouts have pulled us from the brink and stabilized the financial industry...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Nov 3, 2009, 2:40 pm
Today will be an interesting day. I am pulling for Hoffman to come away with a huge victory -- so far, from what I've heard from him, he's exactly what this country needs -- someone honest who...
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Mike F. posted an article on Savannah Ga real estate - Nov 2, 2009, 6:30 pm
The Unbelievable Prestige of Savannah, GA Real Estate November 2, 2009 on 10:00 am | In Real Estate | There are two sides to the beautiful city of Savannah. Life in Savannah is young and stylish...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Oct 30, 2009, 5:08 pm
Obama came into office on a wave of hope and change. Liberalism/progressivism is characteristically associated with change, while conservativism is associated with blocking change, or slowing dow...
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Oct 30, 2009, 2:03 pm
http://www.thecampofthesaints.com/index.html Bob Belvedere is a freedom fighter and he has some great links posted at this site. Check 'em out.
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Mike F. posted an article on Bonzai: A Libertarian Blog - Oct 30, 2009, 1:42 pm
http://praxeology.net/ELG-EL.htm To the principles and precepts of Liberalism the prodigious material progress of the age was largely due. Freed from the vexatious meddling of governments, men de...
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