Quote Originally Posted by senorx12562
If you want a more modern perspective than Adam Smith and the founding fathers of our country, check out anything by F.A. Hayek or Ludwig von Mises. I'm sure our resident comedian/economist, phunnyman, would concur. These men are the fathers of the branch of economics known as the "Austrian" school, and do probably the best job of explaining why "top-down" control economies don't work. Human Action by Mises is the seminal work on the subject.

Prohibition is just one very small part of a much larger problem. FDR's appointees to the Supreme Court, and numerous ones thereafter, have construed the 9th and 10th amendments to our constitution so as to render them dead letters, when in fact they are probably the most important ones, and would have prevented the continual and progressively worse usurpation of power by the federal government vis-a-vis the states and you and I that has been going on since the depression (not this one but the last). And no, Obama will NEVER EVEN ADDRESS the legalization of marijuana. To do so would far too great an admission of government fallibility for him to ever countenance.
my uncle actually turned me on to Mises and the austiran school of economic thought.


phunnyman, i won't sit here and pretend to be something that i'm not. i'm someone who is just now starting to poke his nose into this arena after "finding myself" after growing up. i have a lot of learning to do, but have the desire to learn it all and to make great change.

i too served my country, love my country and look forward to creating a revolution in my country. i love the constitution and the bill of rights and if i had to put a label on myself would consider myself a libertarian as well.

i think we should go back to the constitution and bill of rights and keep a very small, minimally imposing federal govt and let the states run themselves like you suggest.

i think it might take a state (texas or the original 13) to succeed from the union before the federal govt will take notice. just my opinion here. i know there are groups who are trying for this.

thanks to both of you for all the brain food! keep on posting and i'll keep reading.

i think it's hilarious that america was basically founded on the quote in my sig from the declaration of independence. that same quote will be the rallying cry for revolution yet the ones that revolt will be labeled treasonous traitors. our country has come to a sad en passe.


**on a side note**

does anyone else find it hilarious that the dems are now hoping to have a health care bill done by feb, after obama wanted it done by last march.....and then december........ROTFLMAO!!!


-shake