Reinke Faces Life

http://www.mises.org/story/2668

The Wrong Lessons of the Bridge Collapse
By Brad Edmonds
Posted on 8/6/2007

“Imagine how safe we’d feel if the people who inspect and approve bridges could actually lose their jobs and their fortunes if they make a fatal mistake!”

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The collapse of a bridge in rush-hour Minneapolis must be well known by nearly everyone in the United States by now. Whenever anyone dies, it’s a tragedy; when many die, and expensive property (dozens of automobiles) is lost, that’s obviously a tragedy. When all this loss of life and wealth happens because government bureaucrats did their jobs poorly or correctly, that’s a preventable and costly tragedy — bought at the expense of many taxpayers who likely would have done other things with their money than pay those bureaucrats. Remember, those who might have done other things with their money include the dead victims.

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I know everyone thinks I am a loon, but take, for example, this bridge collapse, and ask the question who in the gooferment got fired for a poor job?

Yup, no one!

As a matter of fact, gooferment at all levels is going to steal MORE of your money so that they can NOT do what they are supposed to be doing.

I just don’t know how we can be so stupid NOT to see the flaw in the gooferement — both the nanny state and father homeland are a joke. Unless it’s your money they are used to stealing.

Where’s my pitch fork?

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods78.htm

Having Fun Doing Good
by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

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It is truly extraordinary: Ron Paul’s campaign stops are attracting crowds that would make the other Republicans envious. His supporters make homemade T-shirts, flyers, yard signs, and more. Ron Paul fans drive hundreds of miles to hear their candidate speak without giving the matter a second thought.

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I find that with a little effort that the biased media can be uncovered. The article cites the mainstream media’s reporting and refutes it with a YouTube video.

That’s why the newspapers and tv “news” is going down the toilet.

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http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/08/gambling_with_our_lives.html

August 04, 2007
Gambling with our lives
By Bob Weir

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Although the husband survived, his family perished in the fire. The demented murderers, Joshua Komisarjevsky, 26 and Steven Hayes, 44, were apprehended after they crashed their getaway vehicle, the Petits’ car, into three police cruisers. They are each being held on $15 million bond.

This is another example of the lack of security we have in a justice system with no teeth. Already, correction officials have taken to the airwaves to say it’s not the fault of prosecutors or judges because there is not enough room in our prisons, hence, non-violent offenders often do little time. Are you as tired as I am of hearing that the dregs of society must be put back on the street because there are no vacancies at the justice motel? Well, how many times does a person have to be arrested before it becomes clear that he is a tragedy waiting to occur? Burglary is a serious felony, yet these 2 home-invaders, turned rapist-murderers, were nabbed more than 20 times each, yet, those who are paid to keep us safe, didn’t see them as enough of a threat to hold onto them.

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I guess if we stopped the phony “war on drugs” and pardoned all non-violent drug offenders, then the gooferment could keep the violent thugs in jail where they belong.

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http://www.nbc11.com/news/13805507/detail.html

Police: Masked Gunman Kills Veteran Oakland Journalist
POSTED: 8:37 am PDT August 2, 2007
UPDATED: 8:01 pm PDT August 2, 2007

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Veteran journalist Chauncey Bailey, who recently was promoted to be editor of the Oakland Post, was fatally shot in downtown Oakland just before 7:30 a.m. Thursday in what appears to be a targeted shooting, according to an Oakland police spokesman.

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I think this is a “We the People” issue. More so than even when one of “our” police are “resisted”, journalists occupy a special place in the “People’s Pecking Order”. Who keeps the police, bureaucrats, and politicians under scrutiny?

I suggest that this is a matter for everyone to be concerned about.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml;jsessionid=SRSBFTUMBBYK5QFIQMFSFFOAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/opinion/2007/08/02/do0201.xml

Posted by Carl P on August 2, 2007 5:28 PM

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I live in South Korea now and I have to say that
JohnT has a point.

In Korea, there is no welfare state and in Seoul
there is little or no crime. People respect the
property of others.

The young kids know that stealing will result in
a prison sentence and after that they will be
unemployable for the rest of their lives. No job,
no life, basically homeless.

Their families will reject them and never talk to
them again and their peers will forget they ever
existed.

It has taken me almost 40 years to realise that
the biggest mistake in our country’s history is
the welfare state. It has led our young into a life
that will always be supported and encouraged no
matter what crimes they commit.

Just think James Bulger – the poor innocent little
boy disgustingly killed at the hands of young
teenagers – what are the killers now? living a
normal life at the hands of the state with a new
name and life. What is happening to James
Bulger’s life? … forgotten

I know this is extremism at is most right wing,
but I suggest the welfare state be disbanded and
people become more responsible for their
actions.

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It seems so simple. Force is the root of all evil.

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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070802/D8QOR8500.html

Survivors Recount Escape From Bridge
Aug 2, 6:36 AM (ET) By PAT CONDON

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Dennis and Jamie Winegar were driving across the Mississippi River, stuck in the late rush-hour traffic, when they felt the bridge beneath them start to shake. The visitors from Houston, Texas, were among the survivors of Wednesday’s collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge near downtown Minneapolis.

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Ahhh, yes, I see the gooferment is there to protect us. And, how else could we do roads with out the Mommy Government and Father State?

At least in China, when the head of their version of the FDA screwed up, they took him out an shot him. Who’s going to take the fall for this one? My guess is no one!

Ever hear about bridge collapses in Disneyland, Disneyworld, or such?

Nope, because if it was YOUR bridge, and you earned your lively hood form it, I bet you’d check it more than once every few YEARS!

Now, it could have been an Act of God. But, it could be overuse of road salt, blind stupidity (Roman Arches have lasted thousands of years), or malfeasance. Let’s hope that it wasn’t some criminal behavior.

Bottom line: Depending upon the gooferment can get you killed.

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/reese/reese382.html

No Money in Peace
by Charley Reese

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An old Marine, Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler, called it right decades ago when he said war is a racket. The racketeers get rich on war while the poor boys die in them.

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The old ex tank jockey pegs it right!

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/kwiatkowski/kwiatkowski187.html

The Good News Is Everywhere!
by Karen Kwiatkowski

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This disappointment in, fear of and disgust for our bloated government, its impositions, its arrogance, and its outrageous incompetence and criminality were once shared by only a few. Today it is shared by the majority of Americans who intuitively understand that government words are lies, government performance is a sham, and government agencies and bureaucrats are incompetent, lazy, and often criminal. We complain privately, we subterraneously share cartoons, we think back to how it once was, and forward, to how it might someday be.

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Well, it is humorous to see ordinary people gripe about the gooferment. Of course, I am always quick to either put a burr under their saddle or irritate the sore a little more. :-) I’ve been rubbed raw for several decades now.

Just on the surface, I like to ask people to explain why we need a “Department of Defense” and “Department of Homeland Security”. Doesn’t that sound like one too many “departments” to you? On Wall Street, there would one whole redundant hierarchy on the street looking for work. But, after all, this is the gooferment we are talking about.

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http://katekosior.blogspot.com/2007/07/shame.html

Kate … naturally
Life’s a beach

Saturday, July 28, 2007
SHAME!

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Willfully disregarding all the bad press, and because they have to, Aetna released its earnings statement Thursday. They have made record profits by “higher premiums and reducing health care costs.” Translation: Making people pay more and providing them with less. BOO!

If you’re on Aetna and have another choice, this may be the time to leave.

Posted by Kate/Susan at 6:30 AM

Labels: rants

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Perhaps, your derision is misplaced? I think the villain in story is the actor off stage — the gooferment.

Remember the Wage and Price controls of WW2? No, I didn’t think so. They happened before I was born too. The Gooferment instituted wage and price controls to fool the people and make their war cheaper than it actually was. Now, they can’t repeal the laws of economics. Business want to attract and retain better people. Since they couldn’t pay more, the meme of “benefits” was created. And, the gooferement let them game the system and it was tax deductible. TO make it even worse, the “benefit” was deductible to the business but not the individual. Argh!

Fast forward, thru all the laws, regulations, and diktats that makes healthcare unaffordable. Who did that? The gooferment!

Now, the politicians of both parties — who are merely different sides of the same criminal class — offer to rescue us from the problem they created. And, we criticize everyone but who we should be excoriating. The gooferment, the politicians, and the bureaucrats.

What a mess!

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Note: One good rant deserves another!

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http://members.forbes.com/forbes/2007/0813/033a.html

Digital Rules
The Coming Blue State Tax Revolt
Rich Karlgaard 08.13.07, 12:00 AM ET

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Markets decide house prices. People decide tax rates. I have a hunch we’ll see a Blue State tax revolt soon.

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Everyone should be revolting about taxes. It’s the producers versus the takers. No one should be getting a “free ride”. I’ll decide about charity. No some politician with my money. And certainly not some faceless bureaucrat.

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