Esteemed Speaker of the House of Representatives, speaking in China, makes a Green Appeal, saying "Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory ... of how we are taking responsibility."
If that doesn't scare you, nothing will.
Showing posts with label Government Regulation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Government Regulation. Show all posts
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Every Aspect of our Lives Subject to Inventory
Esteemed Speaker of the House of Representatives, speaking in China, makes a Green Appeal, saying "Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory ... of how we are taking responsibility."
If that doesn't scare you, nothing will.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Mark Steyn on Government "Investment"
Two Wheels on my Wagoner [Mark Steyn]
Incidentally, the government "overhaul" of GM is a useful shorthand for where we're heading:
The first quid pro quo for the government giving you money (or "investing", as President Obama and David Brooks say) is that it gets to regulate your behavior. Not just who sits on your board or (see Sarkozy last week) where your factory has to be. When the government "pays" for your health care, it reserves the right to deny (as in parts of Britain) heart disease treatment for smokers or hip replacement for the obese. Why be surprised? When the state's "paying" for your health, your lifestyle directly impacts its "investment."
The next stage is that, having gotten you used to having your behavior regulated, the state advances to approving not just what you do but what you're allowed to read, see, hear, think: See the "Canadian Content" regulations up north, and the enforcers of the "human rights" commissions. Or Britain's recent criminalization of "homophobic jokes."
You'd be surprised how painlessly and smoothly once-free peoples slip from government "investing" to government control.
National Review
Incidentally, the government "overhaul" of GM is a useful shorthand for where we're heading:
The first quid pro quo for the government giving you money (or "investing", as President Obama and David Brooks say) is that it gets to regulate your behavior. Not just who sits on your board or (see Sarkozy last week) where your factory has to be. When the government "pays" for your health care, it reserves the right to deny (as in parts of Britain) heart disease treatment for smokers or hip replacement for the obese. Why be surprised? When the state's "paying" for your health, your lifestyle directly impacts its "investment."
The next stage is that, having gotten you used to having your behavior regulated, the state advances to approving not just what you do but what you're allowed to read, see, hear, think: See the "Canadian Content" regulations up north, and the enforcers of the "human rights" commissions. Or Britain's recent criminalization of "homophobic jokes."
You'd be surprised how painlessly and smoothly once-free peoples slip from government "investing" to government control.
National Review
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