Are We Really Free? Why Free Markets are ESSENTIAL to Free People.

Free Markets are born out of Free People.  If we want to remain free people we must embrace free markets.  Why is that?

Well, what does it mean to be a free human being?  Our founders gave us a few ideas but you can boil it down to our RIGHT to private property.  What is private property?

Private Property

Physical Property (land & possessions)

The Body Property (your physical being and labor)

Property of the Mind (your intelligence, your beliefs, your conscience or religion)

Any attempt by government to control our Physical, Body or Mind Property is an erosion of our natural right to private property.  If we want to be truly free than we must limit the ability of a central authority to dictate how we are to make use of our private property.  Otherwise … at some point we lose our freedom and become slaves.

So imagine a bunch of free people running around town not being manipulated, forced or coerced by a government entity regarding their private property – how does society interact?  Well we certainly don’t sit in caves and rock back in forth all day!  We have dreams, desires, ambitions, physical needs and wants.  In addition we have a immediate, central driving ambition ...the survival instinct.  We MUST put a roof over our heads and feed ourselves and our families in order to survive.

So out of free men and their desire to not only survive but THRIVE - will emerge the free exchange of each man’s private property.  We work to survive and we TRADE our skills to live better and happier!  Some people excel at literature and the arts, others are great at baking or entertaining, some love math and science.  And because most people would rather spend their days doing the things they love and are interested in they specialize in the areas that they excel! 

Therefore … you will eventually have free men trading their private property in order to survive and pursue happiness with their lives.

So what do they trade?

Free Market Trade

Can exchange physical property … buying or selling land or goods

Can exchange body property … voluntary exchange of labor for cash/goods

Can exchange mind property … voluntary exchange of creativity, ingenuity or innovation

Despite what you may have learned in college humanities ... free markets are NOT huge corporations, greedy investors, shady derivative markets or crony capitalists.  They are very simply the conditions that exist when free men voluntarily exchange their private property.  Free markets are the ONLY natural extension of free men. 

Now that doesn't mean that you don’t have certain laws and systems that can be instituted by a community of people to protect the right of men to freely trade their private property.  Or that free markets cannot be corrupted with liars, cheaters and manipulators.  But the “problems” of a free market are not inherent in the system.  They are the problems (greed, lust for power, hatred or jealousy) that have plagued the world since the beginning of time.

Understanding the necessity of some, very limited government involvement in the area of trade we must always acknowledge that government manipulations and invasions in the free market are always at the expense of our personal freedoms.  The act of giving public funds to one free citizen that is deemed to be poor, must always involve the confiscation of private property from another free citizen. 

We can certainly debate whether or not governments should be empowered to confiscate the private property of its citizens for "public welfare".  However, we must all acknowledge the fact that any government involvement or attempt to control/manipulate the free markets represents an erosion of our natural rights & freedoms.  

Let's always consider that when we empower our government to engage in charity!

Fred Upton Should Read This

Dear Mr. President, Diane Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Kay Hagan and any other Democrat in a swing state,

Right now you are calling for a “fix” to the Obamacare Problem.  Some of you are clamoring for a congressional bill to reinstate the health insurance of 5 million Americans.   

Your ideas are a JOKE.

Forget the fact that you CAN’T reinstate health insurance plans that are illegal under the ObamaCare Law.  The plans are gone.  In addition – it is unfair and unreasonable for you to brazenly take private insurance companies and their customers on another unpredictable and unfair roller coaster ride.

The Republicans are as opposed to Obamacare as they were the fateful day it passed and they would be dishonest and disingenuous if they lifted a finger to help you out of this mess that you created for yourselves.  And if you think the Republicans are going to aid and abet you in perpetrating this crime against Americans or help President Obama FIX this monstrosity called Obamacare you are sadly mistaken.

The reason that Republicans won’t help you is that ObamaCare hurts Americans. 

It damages the economy, it kills jobs and it steals hard earned income from every taxpaying citizen.  The fact is Republicans believe that this law is the biggest mistake that ever happened in Washington DC.  And it has had devastating effect on millions of Americans.

More importantly … Republicans won’t bail you out of this one because you DON’T DESERVE IT.

You have lost all credibility with American People.

You lied hundreds of times when you said we could keep our health care plans and our doctors.

You lied when promised Americans that their healthcare costs would go DOWN by $2500 per year.

You KNEW that 5 million Americans would lose their health care when the private mandate set in.

You NOW know that as many as 50 to 100 Million MORE Americans will lose their healthcare when the employer mandates set in.

You refused to compromise or work with Republicans for Health Care Reform in 2009.

You crafted a BILL that was universally opposed by Republicans but you didn’t care.

You used procedural tricks, PORK kickbacks and deception to pass Obamacare at midnight on Christmas Eve in the House of Representatives.

Then you manipulated the rules of the Senate after Scott Brown was elected in Massachusetts to block Obamacare.

You ignored the will of the American People who have NEVER supported Obamacare as a majority.

You passed ObamaCare without reading it.

Let me say that again … You passed The Affordable Care Act without READING IT!

One more time … You voted YES on a 2,000 page MegaBill WITHOUT READING THE DAMN BILL!

You ignored President Obama when he issued multiple executive orders changing the LAW … which was illegal and unconstitutional.

You ignored President Obama when he issued multiple executive orders to exempt his cronies in the unions and in the corporations that donated to his campaigns.

You exempted yourself, your staff and Washington DC cronies from ObamaCare while shoving it down the throat of every single American Citizen.

You refused to even meet with Ted Cruz,  Mike Lee or House Republicans 5 weeks ago when they were desperately trying to fix this. 

You refused to defund, delay or even marginally change Obamacare. 

You said the words “We will not compromise” and “I will not compromise” more times than one can remember.

You demonized anyone who tried to fix or change Obamacare and painted them as radicals, haters, extremists, hostage takers and terrorists.

And amazingly … You managed to fail miserably and spectacularly at creating a simple website with 3 years lead time and 600 million taxpayer dollars.

That is $600,000,000 taxpayer dollars to create a website.  A WEBSITE!

And you want the American People to trust you to run healthcare?

The answer is no.  NO!

You don’t get a bailout.  You don’t get a second chance.  Not from the Republicans and not from the American People. You have failed in every sense of the word.  You colossal failures will have ripple effects of pain on Americans for years to come.  The damage you have left in your wake will take many years to fix.

You plan sucked.  It didn’t work. And the only way to FIX IT is to REPEAL the damn thing. 

PERIOD.  (to quote Obama)