Federal Government
Where the ‘Power Lies’
Ronald Reagan once said, “Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty,” but as a notable laissez-faire, classically liberal economist, he certainly wasn’t speaking of corporate greed and the ‘too big to fail’ mentality. He spoke of the philosophy embodied by an over reaching federal government that taxed every moving thing, regulated those which survived, and subsidized the problems it created. Sadly President Reagan is unable to comment on our current economic situation, but one has to wonder what his stance might be given that the power present corporations yield over taxpayers proves limitless time and time again.
Private sector corporations have been deemed too big to fail and taxpayer money has been spent rectifying their mistakes. Present day robber barons continue to pursue sociopathic realities that take advantage of their own countrymen and ignore their plight through exorbitant bonuses, lavish retreats, and office remodeling. And yet, with these examples, and others too numerous to list, some argue that the government, by proposing to protect its citizens through increasing oversight and regulation, is becoming too powerful or ’socialist’.
Maybe I missed the revolution or misunderstand our founders’ intentions, but when did corporate fuedalism become ok?
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President Bush - Do Us One More Favor.
Dear President Bush,
On behalf of the people of The United States of America, I hereby ask of you a proclamation of national (federal) holiday this November 4, 2008, a day commonly referred to as Election Day. Mr. President, as was the case when you exercised this power on Jan 2, 2007, creating a national day of mourning in honor of President Ford, I compel you to, again, use your good judgement and recognize the historic value and importance of this upcoming national event, by encouraging the participation of all citizens.
Although we believe that our elected representatives in federal government listen to our concerns and ideas throughout their service, truly, we the citizens, are afforded only one day to assuredly make our opinion count. Often, for many of us, it is not easy to make our voice heard on election day. Long lines, family obligations, school, work, and/or other reasons work against us in our desire to participate in our democracy. As I’m sure you’ll agree, we are a diligent people, and many of us suffer through these aforementioned detriments to participate, but it need not be so.
This election is of utmost importance to our country. We have lost faith in our government. No offense, sir, but we want change; the direction is not yet clear. However, what is clear is that this election promises to have one of the largest turnouts in history. Sadly, there will be many, who although wishing to participate, will not be able to for whatever circumstance. By making election day a federal holiday, just this once, you’ll afford more people the opportunity to make good discharging their obligation to vote as a citizen of The United States.
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