Time for a Tea Party?

“In the 20th century, the Soviet Union made the state’s role absolute … In the long run, this made the Soviet economy totally uncompetitive. This lesson cost us dearly. I am sure nobody wants to see it repeated.” – advice from Russian Prime Minister Vladamir Putin to US President Obama at recent World Economic Forum

How topsy-turvy is the world when the leader of Russia must warn the leader of the US to avoid “excessive intervention in economic activity and blind faith in the state’s omnipotence.” How ironic that Putin is promoting capitalism when the West is vilifying it! “Nor should we turn a blind eye to the fact that the spirit of free enterprise, including the principle of personal responsibility of businesspeople, investors, and shareholders for their decisions, is being eroded in the last few months. There is no reason to believe that we can achieve better results by shifting responsibility onto the state.” - Putin

Bottom Line

I fail to understand why anyone would ever trust the government to do things better. Consider the DMV for licensing, the abuses of the welfare system, FEMA, regulation failures at the FDA, airport security, bad Freddie Mac loans, and other government bureaucracies. Is there even one government organization that is a model of efficiency and effectiveness?

Consider the new NY State budget. In a time of massive unemployment the state is “only” raising the budget a “modest” 9%. State employees won’t feel the pain. No salary freeze, no layoffs. The rest of us will pay with higher taxes.

If you agree that bigger government and deficit spending is wrong, join the Tea Party protests that are springing up everywhere. There is a nationwide protest scheduled for April 15, tax day.

Party Invite by Newt Gingrich http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vKr95e5aIE

Listing of events: http://taxdayteaparty.com/