- He wants to to censor the Internet. Source. Another source.
- He is an animal rights extremist. He advocated a ban on hunting. He argued that animal species are equal to the human species and they even should be able to bring suit against humans (see my post yesterday and the video below).
- He thinks FDR's Second Bill of Rights was the "greatest speech," wherein FDR said people have the right to a good job, farmers have the right to get a good price for crops, people have a right to healthcare, people have the right to a house. In my reading of the Declaration of Independence, we have the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." No guarantee of happiness, just the right to pursue happiness.
The current government is nudging toward FDR's dream of handing things to people on a silver platter:
- 60% of all mortgages in the US are held by with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were siezed by the government a year ago. Since the government now technically owns 60% of all homes in the USA, it can give houses to whomever it wants to.
- Government is beginning to take control of large corporations by giving them financing and deciding who should be hired and fired. For example, Obama fired General Motors President Rick Wagoner.
- Healthcare represents 60% of the US economy. No wonder the government is drooling just thinking about controlling it so they can give healthcare to whomever they want to, whenever and however they decide to.
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