I am a limited government kind of guy. I love economics.I have very little in common with big government neocons, (redefined) modern-liberals and progressives. I want nothing to do with left wing, big government,
Statism, socialism, National Socialism (Nazism), Fascism, Communism, etc. Anything oppressive to the individual and economic freedoms and liberties is a what i consider LEFT WING. I guess if I will label myself it would be something like a conservative libertarian or a classical liberal. Our country has become polarized by individual rights vs the mob rights. I will help to preserve individual rights because there is no smaller minority than the individual. You cant claim to be a protector of minorities if you deny individual rights.

To sum up my base stance:
Fiscally- ultra conservative
Monetarily- Misesian/Austrian- Classical/new classical
Economically- Ultra liberal (hands off the market)
Socially- libertarian or classically liberal

I am not a "social liberal" as that is the new liberal.

I am a government skeptic. I listen to all sides but i usually put more weight on the skeptical side. Before i turn my liberties and freedoms over to someone else (government), I must see the skeptic side, such as the reviews or the complaints. I do the same before any purchase i make to help my decisions. I love to be voluntarily generous. I want to rebel when anything is forced on me because I have a very hard time with authority. I always wanted to be independent and self reliant. I did tedious jobs as a kid. I got my first real job at 14 and have been working ever since. job to job, ladder to ladder, and some small self employment extras.

Jesus, founding fathers, MLK

Economists:
Ludwig von Mises, F.A. Hayek, Murray Rothbard, Milton Friedman

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Politics, History,Economics, Investments, 4-wheeling, Climbing, Being a family guy.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know what caused the economic downturn based on an objective, free market perspective.

i enjoy quotes and use them frequently. They say a lot in a little.

"Hate Blinds The Rational Mind"
-Me-

"There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave men by force, socialism - by vote. It is merely the difference between murder and suicide." -Ayn Rand-

"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others.” -Ayn Rand-

“The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.” -Ayn Rand-

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.
-Winston Churchill-

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." -- Abraham Lincoln-

“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” -Thomas Jefferson

"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson-

"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty." - Thomas Jefferson-

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
-P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian

No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.
-Mark Twain (1866)

As the Socialist Party candidate for president, Norman Thomas said
in a 1944 speech: "The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." He went on to say: "I no longer need to run as a presidential candidate for the Socialist Party. The Democratic Party has adopted our platform."


"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." - Ben Franklin.-

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
- George Bernard Shaw -

“When we call a capitalist society a consumers' democracy we mean that the power to dispose of the means of production, which belongs to the entrepreneurs and capitalists, can only be acquired by means of the consumers' ballot, held daily in the marketplace.” - Ludwig von Mises-

"To the grumbler who complains about the unfairness of the market system only one piece of advice can be given: If you want to acquire wealth, then try to satisfy the public by offering them something that is cheaper or which they like better....Equality under the law gives you the power to challenge every millionaire." -Ludwig von Mises