An essay that appeared in Science magazine back in the 1960′s explains clearly and concisely the self-destructive path we’re on in our country today.
The essay, “The Tragedy of the Commons“, showed how individuals, rationally pursuing their self-interest, could unintentionally destroy their own common existence.
A simple problem is put forth: A common grazing field is available to a community of herders. Everyone brings his or her cows there. Because there is no clear ownership, the only incentive each herder has is to bring all of his cows to graze and consume as much as possible.
Obama heckled by GOP during speech: ‘You lie!’
Editor’s NOTE: In my opinion, protocol be damned! It’s about time someone in CONgress called a spade – er – uh – a spade.
What? ‘insensitive’ you say? Sorry folks, but the man was right. I watched it. I listened to it, as did my radio audience. I was proud of the man from South Carolina. The hell with congressional decorum – the time for the niceties are over. (Ed.)
AP News – In an extraordinary breach of congressional decorum, a Republican lawmaker shouted “You lie” at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress Wednesday.
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It’s always an honor to have writers from other publications and/or email lists reference the Federal Observer in their writings. It’s the old adage that it’s better to have them say something, rather than nothing at all.
The following was received earlier this evening from our good friend, Neal Ross, and as he should, he has chosen to respond to the author with several pointed questions. (Ed.)
Say what you will, believe what you want, tell others of your deep “in the gut” support for Dictator-in-Chief Obama’s vision of change while you continue to wave good-by in the rear view mirror to the once really free America.
Keep rejoicing at the trillions of wasted and unaccountable dollars that have gone nowhere except in the deep pockets of bankers, social activist groups, radicals on the left who view entitlements as one of the eleven (you just thought their were ten) commandments of God Himself and of course do not dismiss the well-oiled police state environment that continues to arm and use every conceivable branch of government they can find or invent.
100 Stories of Victims of Government Health Care Expose Truth About President Obama’s “Public Option.”
Washington D.C.: If President Obama is, as he said in his speech tonight, concerned about “heartbreaking” examples of a health care system gone wrong, he can find plenty by looking at the countries that have already adopted his so-called “public option” for health care, says the National Center for Public Policy Research.
The National Center has just released a compilation of 100 stories of victims of government-run health care, “Shattered Lives: 100 Victims of Government Health Care”.
