Tag: too much government

‘Headed for the Rocks?’ (My Newswithviews Column, Feb. 22)

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Historic Valley Forge

Today’s George Washington’s birthday. He’d be appalled if he could see us now. “I went through winter at Valley Forge for that?”

Headed for the Rocks?

Really–is this an ongoing scientific experiment, authorized by our beloved Leaders, to see how much abuse our republic can take before it collapses altogether?

(It’s the winter of 1777 and Washington tries to rally his battered troops by showing them glimpses of their country’s future. “Come on, boys! This is for President Joe Biden!” Half the army drops dead on the spot. The other half flees in terror…)

Supreme Court Slaps Down Government Grab, 9-0

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SNIDELY WHIPLASH IN THE BRONX (1921) – The Brownstone Detectives

Snidely Whiplash lives!

A 94-year-old woman in Minnesota was $2,300 behind in her taxes ($15,000 including fines and interest); so the county seized her home, sold it for $40,000… and kept the money. All of it. (https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-unpaid-taxes-d8a47701c2ff35436c7f96dad2e94f27)

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week–unanimously–that the county couldn’t do that. No way. I mean, sheesh–the county came out $25,000 ahead at this poor old lady’s expense. Could anything be more crass?

Government is not your friend. Our country’s founders knew that. Most countries don’t. Have we evolved into one of those? Maybe not quite yet. The Supreme Court refused to allow this overreach by a county government.

As a reporter I covered many stories of local governments seizing property because of unpaid taxes. Speculators would then bid for the right to pay the delinquent taxes and, eventually, take ownership of the property. The original owner had a limited amount of time in which to repay the debt. Most of them never showed up.

But to wrest this money–and then some!–from a 94-year-old woman… Holy cow, Snidely Whiplash lives!

Let’s Ban… Baby Wipes!

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Forbidden! Taboo! Hands off!

Oh, those Jersey Democrats! Ours is a small state, but our Democrats don’t want to fail by comparison to California Democrats and Communist China Democrats.

So what’ll we ban now, huh? [two-year pause: thinking] Ooh! Ooh!

Let’s ban baby wipes! (https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/03/11/plastic-bags-gas-cars-gas-stoves-new-jersey-is-now-coming-after-your-baby-wipes/).

Our glorious governor (wants to be president) and legislature (want to be human) propose a $20,000 fine for using non-flush, disposable cleaning cloths. Then people will have to find other things to flush down their toilets and clog the sewer system–oh, wait, they’ve been doing that for years. With sanitary napkins. (I’ve covered a few of those stories in my time.) Are they going to ban sanitary napkins?

What a temptation!

Baby wipes and body wipes exist because people find them useful and convenient, and sometimes really need them. By contrast, there is never a time we really need our legislators. Nor have we ever found them useful or convenient. If it came to a choice between them and baby wipes, we’ll go for the baby wipes every time.

‘School Forbids Children to “Touch Snow”‘ (2018)

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Isn’t that nice? Government’s going to make us all safe. It’s going to feed our safety fetish, protect us from… Everything! And all it asks in return is to control every aspect of our lives. Like we were children.

And they like to start it at an early age. Like so:

School Forbids Children to ‘Touch Snow’

Admittedly, Britain is ahead of us in the down-with-adulthood derby. But every time I hear someone say “Stay safe,” it puts my teeth on edge. Like, “safety” is worth anything you pay for it–even worth your freedom?

You can’t stand tall if you’re always hunkered down.

‘Our Immoral and Unrighteous Government’ (2014)

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When I wrote this in 2014, America had yet to learn how rotten with corruption the Obama administration was; and although out of power now, it continues to pump its poisons into us.

Our Immoral and Unrighteous Government

They literally don’t care what happens to the country as long as they come out on top.

Forbid it, almighty God. These people are profoundly evil.

Goodbye, Adulthood

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A liberal once said to me that socialism is good and necessary because “the government will take better care of you.” So much for adulthood.

God gave us families, the Church, voluntary associations, friends, and our own two hands and our own brains to take care of us. We don’t want The Government to take care of us. We are not infants. If they feed you, clothe you, and put a roof over your head, they can certainly tell you what to do and what to think and punish you if you don’t.

Yeahbut, yeahbut! If it saves one life…. Honk if you’ve heard that one before.

If it saves one life, Walter Williams said recently, then the government should reduce the speed limit to 5 mph. That would save thousands of lives! Unless it drove people to murder or suicide.

Let’s all wear face masks all the time! if it saves one life. Let’s ban all products that could possibly harm you–if it saves one life. Let’s put the government in charge of making all the people happy! Which will only make them all miserable; but if it saves one life, we’ve gotta do it.

Yeahbut! The Democrats will give us free stuff! All kinds of free stuff!

Is this not shameful? Do you want to be a baby or a toddler all your life? Aren’t you ashamed for living off the work of other people? It’s theft if you do it with a Saturday night special. If the government does it with an army that’ll kill anyone who resists, it’s just “fair redistribution.”

Grow up, America.