The System is Down

Over at Threedonia.com (an excellent blog that mixes important issues with in depth discussion of pop music, zombies, and odd news stories) a link was posted to an incredibly insightful article by a gentlemen named John Stossel discussing the inherent failure of governmental central planning.

The article is well worth a read (don't worry, its not very long) and illustrates in a pithy manner the core of my political beliefs--the less government the better. Here is a taste from Stossel:

"The only times we have shortages in America are after governments intrude, like when President Nixon appointed an energy czar to regulate gas prices, and this year, when some states' anti-"gouging" laws prevented gas stations from raising prices after storms. Despite the repeated failure of central planning, the political class acts as if politicians can direct our lives. When there are problems, politicians will solve them. They're going to give us prosperity and cheap health care, fix education, lower gas prices, stop global warming and make us energy "independent.""

READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE.

Having read the article, I was excited to thought...which led me to comment on Threedonia....which led to that comment being posted on the site.

READ MY COMMENT POST HERE.