The US Government, backed by the Obama administration, is seeking to take control of more private institutions.

Last year the Government began taking ownership interests in banks, and now they are seeking congressional approval to broaden their ability to gain control of more private institutions. In case anyone hasn’t realized, communism is setting its root in our country.

The Obama administration will say it is for the better good. They will blame the problems on corporate greed. But if corporate greed is what put these companies in this position, why bail them out?

Even the largest companies should be allowed to fail. In a free market, the results of a large company failing will fix itself over time. Asking a government to run a private company better then a private company can run itself simply will not work! This is communism, and it has been proven to fail over and over again.

Obama will tout that further regulation will insure these problems don’t happen in the future – ha! Since when did more government regulation ever solve a problem?

This country, which once took pride in portraying itself as the land of the free, is now closing its borders, taking control of private institutions, controlling how much money people can earn, asking people who make a lot of money to give more of it back to the government. The supposed idea is that this is fairer and gives illegal aliens benefits; in reality it serves the greater good of larger government as it distances itself from protecting the world against other bullying countries and nationalizes health care. None of this will make our country better. We will only get poorer, except for our government, which will conveniently grow much richer.

Around the world, countries are taking notice. I lived in Brazil for most of the last year and people were so excited about Obama. Now they are second-guessing. I saw on the newsstand this week a picture of President Obama referred to as Comrade Obama.

China has relied on proven capitalist ideas to grow its economy. Ironically, this communist state is now pushing itself ahead of the United States by pushing an open market agenda.

We will need to endure for another four years before America gets to decide. I am thinking when that time comes, we are going to see a revolt against the government like we have not seen in a really long time.

In the meantime, though, how much of our personal freedom are we going to lose for the greater good of the government?

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John Kennedy once said to a assembled group of scholars in the White House, “I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House – with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.”

The quotes below could prove his point.

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe
Thomas Jefferson

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.
Thomas Jefferson

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.
Thomas Jefferson

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
Thomas Jefferson

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson

In light of the present financial crisis, it’s interesting to read what Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:

Banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.

Thomas Jefferson