Near the end of this presentation George asks the following:

“If you accept the premise that government schooling exists primarily for the benefit of the child, rather than the benefit of the state, then it seems rather peculiar that attendance has to be compulsory. That is, if you offer a “free” good or service economics demonstrates that you would have far more demand for it than the supply could meet. This is why we have a price mechanism, to balance supply with demand – at a particular price. But if there is no price, demand ought to be unlimited. So, again, why are children forced to go? So, on its face it makes no sense to have a free service but yet have to force people to consume it. The answer to this paradox is that the government school system does not exist for the benefit of the children, it exists for the benefit of the state. In which case it makes perfect sense that you have to force children to go.”

Brilliant..

For some great historical perspective:

http://www.libertarianism.org/publications/essays/excursions/critics-state-education-part-1-joseph-priestley

http://www.libertarianism.org/publications/essays/critics-state-education-part-2-british-voluntaryists

“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure.  It is a sign that the U. S. Government can’t pay its own bills.  It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies…Increasing America’s deb t weakens us domestically and internationally.  Leadership means that “the buck stops here.”  Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren.  America has a deb t problem and a failure of leadership.  Americans deserve better.”

Well, he’s right that we deserve better.

But did you hear him today?  Sure had a change of heart.  Obama rejected any negotiations with Republicans over raising the borrowing limit of the U.S., also known as the “Debt Ceiling.”  He also said the “Debt Limit has nothing to do with new spending.”

CBS News’ Major Garret nailed Obama on the subject today by asking him about his four negative “Debt Ceiling” votes when he was a Senator.   In usual fashion Obama talked all around the subject, never addressing why he has conveniently changed his mind now that he has his hands on the checkbook. His main response was “We’re not a deadbeat nation.”  Oh, no?

What do you call it when we are borrowing money just to pay the interest on our debt with no end in sight but we’re not willing to change any of our spending habits?  What do you call it when our debt is projected to rise a million dollars each year for the next 10 years thanks to Obama’s spending?  I call that Obamanomics.

Don’t expect anything different from Obama and Friends because they don’t get it.  According to John Boehner, in no uncertain terms, President Obama told the Speaker, “We don’t have a spending problem.” And Boehner went further to say that our unqualified Commander in Chief thinks that almost all of our economic woes are the result of, “a healthcare problem.”

Every day President Obama opens his uneducated mouth we learn about a statement that is more incredulous than the previous day. But this newest statement is astonishing.  There are no words for such irrationality, foolishness and complete and absolute lack of understanding of the financial plight of our nation.  It is inconceivable to think that the man who runs the largest economy in the world, the man who was elected to a second term to arguably the most important job in the world, has so little understanding of the workings of the economic engine that runs America.

How, with any sane reasoning, can the President of The United States think that a $16 trillion debt (going to be $20 trillion by the time he’s done) did not come about by spending too much money? How can Barack Hussein Obama, knowing that every entitlement program we have is overburdened by debt, not think we have a spending problem?

He sure played it perfectly to his Useful Idiots.  Can’t get a handle on the amount of debt?  Here it is in a nutshell.

1 million seconds approx.:  11 days

1 billion seconds approx.. 3 years

1 trillion seconds approx..32,000 years

We are at $16 trillion making a beeline for $20 trillion.  Figure It Out.

Wake up Americans: Obama is committed to sinking us.

Our Ancestor Said, “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!”  I’ll take Liberty, thank you!

This is not what high school kids “do.”

If true, this is obscene and destructive behavior that, apparently, some high school students who attended a government school engaged in. It’s sick, and is a reflection of not only their character but that of an environment in which they were raised that did not inculcate any shred of individual rights, morality, or even plain decency.

If true, all I can say is shame. Shame, shame, shame.

In the most important section of his book, Chapter One, “Blessings of a Rational Theology,” he claims that medieval “theologians placed far greater faith in reason than most philosophers are willing to do today.” It was Christian attempts to understand the nature of God that set “the precedent for a theology of deduction and inference. . . . ” The basis of Western commitment to reason was set because “from very early days Christian theologians have assumed that the application of reason can yield an increasingly accurate understanding of God’s will.”26

To understand the profound error committed here, and to grasp the actual nature of reason, one must refer to the basics of philosophy.

Herein lies the root cause of the tragedy that was the Middle Ages–and of Stark’s fundamental error in ascribing to Christian theology the West’s commitment to rational thought. Reason is an observation-based methodology. It does not begin with beliefs already accepted on prejudicial grounds, and then proceed to “prove” their truth. Whether studying man, the inner workings of his mind, germs, rocks, insects, atoms, the far reaches of intergalactic space, or anything else, reason proceeds from sensory observation by a method of logical thought embodying Aristotle’s famed Law of Non-Contradiction: No existent can be both x and non-x at the same time and in the same respect.

But there is, and can be, no sensory experience of a dimension beyond this one. More to the point, there is no evidence upon which to establish that the existence and activities of material bodies are wrought by an immaterial cause. (How could spirit or consciousness exist without bodily means, e.g., sense organs, nervous system, brain? How could such a non-bodily ghost create, control, or remotely impact bodily beings?) Theologians, and religionists in general, start with a fantasy premise and then proceed to apply rigorous formal logic to tease out its implications. Stark himself points out that “theology consists of formal reasoning about God.” This is admirably exact. Theologians, beginning with a wished-for creation of their own minds, analyze that creation’s characteristics by rigorous application of the principles of formal–that is, deductive–logic.

The balance of Andrew Bernstein’s stellar critique is here

Bottom line, religion IS the problem and NEVER a solution.

1. Huntsville, Alabama — February 5, 2010: 15-year-old Hammad Memon shot and killed another Discover Middle School student Todd Brown. Memon had a history for being treated for ADHD and depression. He was taking the antidepressant Zoloft and “other drugs for the conditions.” He had been seeing a psychiatrist and psychologist.

2. Kauhajoki, Finland — September 23, 2008: 22-year-old culinary student Matti Saari shot and killed 9 students and a teacher, and wounded another student, before killing himself. Saari was taking an SSRI and a benzodiazapine. He was also seeing a psychologist.

3. Dekalb, Illinois — February 14, 2008: 27-year-old Steven Kazmierczak shot and killed five people and wounded 21 others before killing himself in a Northern Illinois University auditorium. According to his girlfriend, he had recently been taking Prozac, Xanax and Ambien. Toxicology results showed that he still had trace amount of Xanax in his system. He had been seeing a psychiatrist.

4. Jokela, Finland — November 7, 2007: 18-year-old Finnish gunman Pekka-Eric Auvinen had been taking antidepressants before he killed eight people and wounded a dozen more at Jokela High School in southern Finland, then committed suicide.

5. Cleveland, Ohio — October 10, 2007: 14-year-old Asa Coon stormed through his school with a gun in each hand, shooting and wounding four before taking his own life. Court records show Coon had been placed on the antidepressant Trazodone.

6. Red Lake, Minnesota — March 2005: 16-year-old Jeff Weise, on Prozac, shot and killed his grandparents, then went to his school on the Red Lake Indian Reservation where he shot dead 7 students and a teacher, and wounded 7 before killing himself.

7. Greenbush, New York — February 2004: 16-year-old Jon Romano strolled into his high school in east Greenbush and opened fire with a shotgun. Special education teacher Michael Bennett was hit in the leg. Romano had been taking “medication for depression”. He had previously seen a psychiatrist.

8. Wahluke, Washington — April 10, 2001: Sixteen-year-old Cory Baadsgaard took a rifle to his high school and held 23 classmates and a teacher hostage. He had been taking the antidepressant Effexor.

9. El Cajon, California — March 22, 2001: 18-year-old Jason Hoffman, on the antidepressants Celexa and Effexor, opened fire on his classmates, wounding three students and two teachers at Granite Hills High School. He had been seeing a psychiatrist before the shooting.

10. Williamsport, Pennsylvania — March 7, 2001: 14-year-old Elizabeth Bush was taking the antidepressant Prozac when she shot at fellow students, wounding one.

11. Conyers, Georgia — May 20, 1999: 15-year-old T.J. Solomon was being treated with the stimulant Ritalin when he opened fire on and wounded six of his classmates.

12. Columbine, Colorado — April 20, 1999: 18-year-old Eric Harris and his accomplice, Dylan Klebold, killed 12 students and a teacher and wounded 26 others before killing themselves. Harris was on the antidepressant Luvox. Klebold’s medical records remain sealed. Both shooters had been in anger-management classes and had undergone counseling. Harris had been seeing a psychiatrist before the shooting.

13. Notus, Idaho — April 16, 1999: 15-year-old Shawn Cooper fired two shotgun rounds in his school, narrowly missing students. He was taking a prescribed SSRI antidepressant and Ritalin.

14. Springfield, Oregon — May 21, 1998: 15-year-old Kip Kinkel murdered his parents and then proceeded to school where he opened fire on students in the cafeteria, killing two and wounding 25. Kinkel had been taking the antidepressant Prozac. Kinkel had been attending “anger control classes” and was under the care of a psychologist.

Why is the media failing to bring up this point?

China - 23 injured in a knife attack at school..

There’s a discussion in all of this Rise Above rhetoric that seems to be missing. And it is a discussion of the fundamental morality of a viewpoint held by a large proportion of people who think of themselves as upstanding Americans while simultaneously believing that it’s right and proper to tax progressively more from people who they think can afford it. Or, from people arbitrarily defined as “rich,” or “wealthy” to the extent that amounts beyond the arbitrary wealth boundary fundamentally is not theirs, that they in fact have a claim to it. How did we get to this point in America where people are so envious of the earned wealth of others that they actually want the government to take more and more of it away by force? And they justify this scheme uttering empty words such as social justice – a concept devoid of any true sense of equity, or actual justice.

Have those who think this way ever considered the actual number of dollars so-called wealthy people pay in taxes? In many many cases very likely more (way more in the case of the “uber rich”) than they, themselves, earn in total? Let alone what they might pay in taxes. Do they honestly think this arbitrarily defined so-called wealthy are not paying their fair share while they, who pay comparatively little or nothing, somehow are? On what basis, what moral code, do people operate that guides them to the conclusion that they have a right to enjoy products, services, or financial assistance no cost to themselves? How do these people sleep at night knowing they use things and obtain services for which not only have they never paid a dime, but obscenely argue ought not pay a dime!

Here’s a thought to consider: ask not what can be taken at the proverbial point of a gun from other people just because they have it so that you can enjoy some unearned and undeserved reward. Rather, how about demanding less from our government and paying for what you do use and benefit from (something at least). And while you’re at it, rather than begrudging and vilifying the success of those who work hard, save, accumulate, and use wealth as they see fit for their own designs, why not hail them as heroes for their hard work and honest efforts!

In short, I appreciate and admire all this talk about Rising Above. However, if we’re going to rise above something why not rise above the petty social mentality of envy, demand less from government, and focus on our own business rather than our neighbor’s. That would truly be Rising Above; taxing the so-called rich more is neither moral nor a solution to any problem.

Wu operates a web site called AsiamChild.com.  The site sells the opportunity for women to have a baby in the U. S. for $5,000 to $15,000.  Information on the site advises pregnant women to wear dark T-shirts and use a large backpack to cover their stomachs to prevent suspicion and not draw attention to their bulging bellies.

The Los Angeles Times reports that “birthing tourism” is a very big issue in Southern California.  Three homes in San Gabriel were shut down last spring.  NBC News found dozens of websites courting parents from S. Korea, China and Eastern Europe encouraging them to come to the U. S. to give birth.  Of course, the sites arrange for rentals at Birth Hotels.

One woman running a maternity hotel in New York told NBC News that she’d worked with about 150 clients.  Let’s see, at an average of $10,000 per birth, times 150 births, that’s a cool 1.5 million dollars.  Not bad for a day’s work.  I wonder if these “birth hotels” are paying taxes on this money?  Unlikely.  They’ve probably figured out a way to avoid the IRS’s grabbing hand too.

The sites include the idea of the “rights” of the child to a free public education, advantageous loan rates, free social programs both before and after retirement, and the prospect of a “green card for the entire family once the child turns 21.”

Remember, these cheating families pay no taxes into our system, but their U. S. born children are entitled to every benefit a tax paying U. S. Citizen is entitled to.  They are essentially buying U. S. Citizenship for their babies.  Just another way to rip us off.  Yeah, yeah, I know, it’s not illegal.  That doesn’t make it right.

Residents are sleeping in their cars while their kids are bunking out elsewhere.  No homes, no electricity, no sewer/water, no food, no clothing, no Christmas.  That’s FEMA for ‘ya.  It’s the government.  Don’t expect efficiency.  Don’t expect help.  Expect millions of dollars to be spent on government FEMA jobs supporting thousands of government workers who serve no purpose other than to shuffle papers in an attempt to justify their existence.

And then there’s I-Promise-To-Cut-The-Red-Tape-Obama.  Remember when Katrina happened and within a week the Main Stream Idiots blasted Bush for FEMA’s inefficiency?  Well, where are the screaming voices of the MSI today?  SILENT!  Wouldn’t want to call Obama and his FEMA employees bungling morons, now would we?  And where on earth are the Sean Penns and the Hollywood elites who held telethons like they did for Katrina and Haiti?  Nowhere to be found.  And don’t look for a visit from the Messiah.  He will be jetting to Hawaii for 3 weeks for a luxurious vacation with his family, which will cost the taxpayer around 4 million dollars.  It’s just another coin added to the 16 trillion dollar deficit.

Here are my thoughts on what may be going on here.  I know it’d be easy to look at these people and ask the logical question, How Many Of You Voted For The Screwball In The Whitehouse, Not Once, But Twice?  And the logical reaction is that elections have consequences, and they are getting what they voted for, so no empathy here.  But if you fact check just a little you will find that some of the boroughs where these newly homeless people live are typically Red, not Blue.  That means they tend to vote Republican.  Could that be why Obama and his FEMA workers have ignored them?  No Dem voters, so why bother?

Or maybe it’s this fact.  When you watch this video you will notice the white skin color of most of the people.  I suggest that maybe they aren’t black enough to warrant government help.  Or how about this idea?  Maybe they are too middle class, they’re not poor enough, like the Katrina and Haiti victims.  If that’s the case, then I would suggest that they paint their faces black, go back to FEMA and claim racism.  That word always gets a reaction.

Or maybe it’s the simple fact that the government cannot efficiently run a popcorn stand, much less an emergency response department.  Imagine what we are in for with Obamacare.

In my opinion I’d like to see FEMA abolished and their budget used to reduce the federal debt.  Leave the rehab to social organizations, communities helping communities, and neighbor helping neighbor or anyone who knows what they are doing.  Not the Government.

Watch the entire video.  The last speaker isn’t a happy camper, literally camping in his car.

Watch It Here

h/t to Dr. Danielson!

So when Mr. Romney was caught on tape with the now infamous “47%” remark, he was right on target. Again, I’m not taking sides; I just want to point out that it would behoove the people benefitting from large Government, to vote for large Government. So what was the big uproar about Romney stating that the infamous “47″ will vote Democratic? They will, they did and that’s the name of that tune.

With the national debt growing every day and growing more in the past four years than all others combined, America is a freight train racing out of control to the station. Who’s at the wheel when she hits the wall will only be a footnote in history. Borrowing one from Obama, I like to blame our parents and Grandparents. They spent out of control knowing they would never live to see the day of reckoning.

With huge Government expansion comes large tax increases and colossal debt but it also lends job security to the Democrats. America’s population is around 300 million; 136 million (45%) receive some kind of Government benefits. Throw away your picks and shovels everybody, we are in the promise land, Mr. Obama is going to save us all.