“Tea Party” poster protesting President Obama as a Socialist, with a caricature of Obama in white face and painted as “The Joker.” 2010. — Image by © Corbis
by Prof. Richard Ebeling, Dec 2, 2013
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In the United States policies are being promulgated by those with political power in Washington, D. C. that involve a massive and dangerous growth in the size and scope of government. At the core of the Obama administration’s push for implementing a comprehensive national health care system and related programs is a radical ideological belief in political paternalism and the welfare state.
In the face of the euphoria of those demanding such a huge expansion of “Big Brother” over even more of our lives, it is worthwhile reminding ourselves of the premises behind and the realities of welfare statism.
Power and Paternalism
First and foremost, the guiding idea behind political paternalism is that the individual cannot …
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The Menace and Immorality of the Welfare State
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Team AEC“Tea Party” poster protesting President Obama as a Socialist, with a caricature of Obama in white face and painted as “The Joker.” 2010. — Image by © Corbis
by Prof. Richard Ebeling, Dec 2, 2013
EPICTIMES
In the United States policies are being promulgated by those with political power in Washington, D. C. that involve a massive and dangerous growth in the size and scope of government. At the core of the Obama administration’s push for implementing a comprehensive national health care system and related programs is a radical ideological belief in political paternalism and the welfare state.
In the face of the euphoria of those demanding such a huge expansion of “Big Brother” over even more of our lives, it is worthwhile reminding ourselves of the premises behind and the realities of welfare statism.
Power and Paternalism
First and foremost, the guiding idea behind political paternalism is that the individual cannot …
Continue reading …
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