0 for 7 and Going for Broke: 0 for 7 The Department of Education

Never was there a more important tool for the success of a free country than the education of her people. However, it is equally important for education to be independent of government, to keep it from being used has a means for propaganda and social engineering. In history if we have learned anything, it is that in order for tyrants to control the people they have to control what information the people know, if not outright deny education all together for their people. Even today some governments deny education to their people to maintain control over them. After all, an ignorant populas will find most anything they are told believable.

In the case of the U.S. when it comes to education, billions of dollars have been spent on education every year since 1980 with the quality of education in decline ever since. Supervising education by government in the U.S. in 1980 was not a new concept, in 1867 a Department of Education was created and demoted a year later. Before 1980, Congress had already had their hands on controlling education with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Not only does this government taxation violate the constitution by intentionally taking out of context the Commerce Clause(That already has The Department of Commerce to regulate any commerce of education between states) and the term "General Welfare"(that is used today to justify what ever excuse politicians want to use to pay for something with your money) but, it also violates the 10th Amendment that clearly expresses that “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

Please show me where in the constitution it says the Federal government has specific powers to regulate or fund education. The Commerce Clause was intended to regulate or to set up rules of commerce between states not to run anything or fund it. Where as the "General welfare" merely expresses that the Federal government protect and provide an atmosphere of freedom to pursue ones goals in peace. Where people have been able to justify taxes with these terms is a failure of the people to pay attention to the politicians and the Founders intent. To use our tax dollars for social programs is simply a politician buying votes on a larger scale.

http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000000/00000063.asp http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/wew/articles/97/c26.htm

We have reached the final of my seven deadly government attempts to run our lives with our money and in doing so going for broke. Everytime the government tries to envoke their power over us under the guise of what's best for us, they fail us greatly.


Micheal Garry

0 for 7 and Going for Broke: 0 for 6 The Department of Energy

If you want to see an example of government’s opportunistic nature during a crisis to grow, look no further than The Department of Energy. The Department of Energy, created in 1977 during the Carter administration, was established for the primary purpose of getting the U.S. off her dependence of foreign oil. Now, 33 years later, not only has it failed to make us independent from foreign oil but, it has regulated the private sector into destabilization of her markets, a reduction of her domestic output, and a decrease in consumer welfare.

The budget for 2010 is projected at 38 Billion dollars. Does this sound like a success story to you? With all government departments and their programs there seems to be no establish goal and if there is one that is not met, the agency and the programs grow.

http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/energy

The department of Energy has been now hijacked by the faulty science of “Climate Change” with regulation without representation that is certain to stifle an already beaten down economy.

This is a department that was created by socialists for the sole purpose to change our behavior because it does meet how they feel everyone should live, claiming dire consequences to the Earth if we don’t behave. It sounds like religious zealots to me. I am all for sustainable energy but, windmills? You have to do better than that. The great thing about Capitalism is, it filters out the bad ideas and comes up with real solutions that are feasible and make sense/cents. If windmills were a good idea we would have farms everywhere, if electric cars were a good idea people, not the government, would be demanding their production.

The only exception to this rule is when government gets in the way, like in the case of nuclear energy. It’s the safest and cleanest form of energy yet, because of government, we have not built a new Nuclear Power Plant since 1974. Once again, showing that government does not solve America’s problems but, gets in the way by the taxation of her progress.

http://russp.org/nucpower.htm

- Micheal Garry

0 for 7 and Going for Broke: 0 for 5 Medicare & Medicaid

Both programs born from the 1965 Social Security Act, were signed into law by President Johnson has yet another attempt by our government to use tax payers money to cure society’s problems. This is my fifth example on how government fails us with social engineering attempts. After 45 years running, Medicare and Medicaid are running in deficits and are heading towards bankruptcy. The government’s own Congressional Budget Office warns that these two programs are unsustainable. When government gets involved two things will occur; the problem reoccurs every year, government has an excuse to exploit it for taxes and votes. These, the ones that interpret welfare to mean whatever they see fit, are politicians not angels of virtue, give them enough power without restriction and they will go on to abuse their position.

http://www.naturalnews.com/026974_Medicaid_Social_Security_medicare.html


http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/12/03/gvsc1203.htm

From cradle to grave the government with its good intentions breaks down the nuclear family. In this case we no longer have to worry about grandma or grandpa we just ship them off to the old folks home where medicare or medicaid will take care of them or in other words you and me. What happen before these programs, families took care of their own burdens. It seems only fair, they raised their kids so what's wrong with expecting a little help back.

These government programs also promote fiscal Irresponsibility. Government creates an atmosphere of dependence and creates the illusion that it would be impossible to save on your own. The government also, with these notions, treats us like children telling us that we could not make it without their help.

Is this true? What did people do before Medicare and Medicaid?

I know what did have to happen for survival, families had to stick together, people had to work hard and pass on buying those new pair of tennis shoes or having a TV none the less two or three in a household. Yes, the American family survived and had to alter their behavior to do so.

When you look at families and their elderly today how many instances can you point out to yourself where their priorities were misplaced. What kind of car do they drive? What kind of house do they live in? Did they make any sacrifices? You might tell me that is none of your business. My friends it is all of our business as long as people our using tax payers money and we pay those taxes.

- Micheal Garry