Validating Your Opponents’ Worst Fears
UPDATE: I have retracted this post in its entirety.
This creeps me out in a way that almost makes me want to join the Tea Party movement. It’s not that I don’t understand that rulemaking is necessary…it’s just that I’m not so sure it’s something that the rulemakers (aka “the government”) should be demanding taxpayers celebrate. But I’m 100% certain that if the government is going to demand taxpayers celebrate the awesomeness that is government, these are not the examples I’d lead with:
Almost every aspect of our lives is touched by federal regulations. Even before you leave the house in the morning, government regulations help set the price of the coffee you drink, the voltage of electricity your alarm clock uses, and the types of programming allowed on the morning news.
Hooray for price controls and censorship! Via Ken at Popehat, who you should also read.
How about the FDA initiative for forced salt reduction? What will the nanny state regulate next?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/19/AR2010041905049.htmlReport
Ugh, well there it is; the ugly intrusive unappealing side of liberalism. I’d prefer to look away or be silent you have to denounce your own kooks as well as those of your opponents.Report
Okay I’ll bite on this. I get where you are coming from on this Mark given your beliefs and views. I can see how saying Fed rules are part of every part of our lives is just spooky and scary to people when they are coming from a libertarian point of view.
But I don’t see the gov is demanding we celebrate anything. It’s a contest to see who can explain why and how rules are made. That would be a good thing for people to know.Report
@greginak, Greg – you’re right. See my follow-up post.Report