I encourage my fellow patriots to trust their government
Political ·Wednesday April 1, 2009 @ 11:59 EDT (link)
Note the original post date (and apologies to KA, who didn't, at first).
I was thinking last night while curled up with my copy of Capital that perhaps this libertarianism stuff is a bit extreme. Sure, people have rights, but they exercise those rights by voting in rulers that know better than they how to control the country. After all, these rulers have studied government and law at our finest educational institutions, and always have the nation's best interests in mind. Perhaps we should not complain when asked to give up some liberties, because the trade-off is less anxiety about the future, a future that is safe in the hands of our duly elected officials such as President Obama. Leaders such as he, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Al Gore have been given a mandate from the people and it ill behooves us to tie their hands by constantly protesting and complaining.
I haven't studied finance, and nor have most of you, I'm sure. If the experts in our government think that bailouts are necessary, that these titans of industry that they're saving for the sake of our nation are essential and too big to fail, I'm sure they're right, and I applaud them for doing what's necessary to ensure these American institutions remain and can hold forth as beacons of American ingenuity, independence, and self-sufficiency by giving them the resources they need to succeed-and taking temporary ownership to help undo bad corporate decisions of the past. A trillion seems like a lot of money to you or I, but we don't own a printing press and don't understand that some loans are necessary to help people get on their feet. Suggestions like a stable currency or return to a gold standard would unfairly hamper our government and Federal Reserve in their efforts to fine-tune the economy in times like these. Speaking of loans, how would you feel if you were a high-school dropout and couldn't get a house of your own? Wouldn't that be fundamentally unfair? I love that we have a government compassionate enough to ensure that everybody, big or small, can get the money that they need.
So in conclusion, I would like to encourage my fellow patriots to trust their government. To paraphrase Vice-President Joe Biden: sometimes the things the administration is doing will seem strange, and you may begin to question, but trust them: they have your interests at heart. Give the government the benefit of any doubts you may have, and they will exercise their vast powers for good.
