Craig Gorsuch -- All Comments -- In These Times

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Craig Gorsuch

- 24 Jul 08
- 1:22 pm
So they problem is NOT free markets, but the government "running" of those "free markets". So the proposed solution, according to the article, is MORE GOVERNMENT CONTROL?! You're joking, right? Some bureaucrat, with no experience in agriculture (but with greased palms from beltway dealings) is going to force me to: farm a certain crop, in a certain way, sell to a certain buyer, at a certain price, and throw me in jail if I don't comply? So when it actually costs me $100 to produce 1 pound of a certain crop, the government will FORCE me to sell that crop at …

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- 26 Jul 08
- 5:26 pm
I don't shiver when the Government subsidizes agri-business... It makes my blood boil! Money skimmed from MY hard work (which should go to my family first) is being "given" to large corporations in argi-business, to do the job they're supposed to be doing anyway. Are government subsidies meant as a "safety net" for corporation with billions in the bank? This implies either: A) agri-business is too big for it's britches and is "in bed" with government, and/or B) these businesses have absolutely no chance of survival in the "real world" where people like you and I (who genuinely work for a …

Posted to Let Them Eat Free Markets
- 20 May 08
- 1:04 pm
What happened to "tolerance"? What happened to "don't force your morality on me"? Isn't this forcing one's own morality on another? If this is not about morality, then why does legality matter? If morals are merely a social construct, is this how morals change over time in society: over-riding the will of The People? Using the Supreme Court to override the expressed will of The People is tyranny in disguise. In this case a very vocal and active minority has "forced" their will in opposition to those that followed due process (the silent majority). An elite minority ruling over an "unwashed" …

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