Our system has evolved to serve the needs of the two parties. They have agreed to split the spoils at the expense of all others. In many respects they are flip sides of the same coin. A third party candidate has little chance until we undertake significant electoral finance reform.
bigsby Reviewed by bigsby on . Military Spending Must Be on the Table Anyone truly concerned about runaway spending must confront the issue of military spending. We don't have industrial policy like many countries whereby we directly intervene in the economy (think Japan) but we accomplish the same outcomes via military spending. Below is an excerpt of an article by Ron Paul about the need to cut military spending, which of course means vastly scaling back our overseas military expenditures. While I find common ground with Libertarians on many of issues, I Rating: 5