It It's Free, Why Do Taxpayers Have to Foot the Bill?

Free enterprise, free market is defined as : 
Business governed by the laws of supply and demand, not restrained by government interference, regulation or subsidy.
http://www.investorwords.com/2085/free_enterprise.html

Free market economics is closely associated with laissez-faire economic philosophy, which advocates approximating this condition in the real world by mostly confining government intervention in economic matters to regulating against force and fraud among market participants. Hence, with government force limited to a defensive role, government itself does not initiate force in the marketplace beyond levying taxes in order to fund the maintenance of the free marketplace. Some free market advocates oppose taxation as well, claiming that the market is better at providing all valuable services of which defense and law are no exception, and that such services can be provided without direct taxation. Anarcho-capitalists, for example, would substitute arbitration agencies and private defense agencies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_market



NPR had this headline on All Things Considered, March 25, 2008
Does Bear Stearns Bailout Set a Bad Precedent?
by Russell Roberts
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89064840

Then the Federal Reserve bails out Freddie and Fannie.  Now AIG.  What next?

If the definition of the free market includes "without the regulation of government", the why do they need government to bail them out?  Remember, government has no money except what we pay in taxes.

The CEOs and top management have been raking dough into their pockets faster than rabbits reproduce.  They have received millions of dollars in the form of salaries and bonuses for "doing a good job".  And the "golden parachute packages" they have contracts for, some of which are for millions more dollars per year, are totally stupid for us the taxpayers to pay.  If you do such a lousy job, we have to bail you out, then no compensation should be paid and you should be forced to return some of the money back.  If I do a lousy job and really mess things up, I will be fired and no "golden parachute" for me, like most workers. 
The CEOs and top management rake in the dough while you and I pay for it.

We need to change the definition of "free market" to be without government bail out.  If they fail, they fail.  Just like me.



So here I am "STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU".

Your Politicians Hard at Work

PROGRAM FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK


WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7, 2008









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Monday - SEPTEMBER 8, 2008



The House meets at 2:00 p.m.




So here I am "STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU".

When Does Life Begin?

Should this be a political issue or a personal issue?

John McCain and Barrack Obama were asked this question, and had different answers, or at least John McCain had an answer. From what I know of these two men, neither has a science degree.

No one yet has scientific proof of when life begins, so all is left to theory. The Bible to refers to blood, which is approximately forty days after the sperm has infiltrated the egg. It also refers to breath of life, which would be birth.

If life begins when the sperm infiltrates the egg, is taking hormonal birth control abortion since it prevents implantation of the fertilized egg.

Does life begin when the sperm fertilizes the egg, at implantation of the fertilized egg or birth, when breathing occurs, as we know it?

Seems every one has an opinion but no one has a real answer.



So here I am "STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU".

OFF LIMITS: Bristol Palin

Bristol Palin is the daughter of Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin and Todd. The VP nominee has issued a statement regarding her daughter's pregnancy.

Sarah has stated that this is a private matter.

Please respect her wishes.

The children of candidates should always remain OFF LIMITS.


I am not  "STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU" on this issue.  I state it explicitly.

Labor Day

On September 5, 1882, some 10,000 workers assembled in New York City to participate in America's first Labor Day parade. After marching from City Hall to Union Square, the workers and their families gathered in Reservoir Park for a picnic, concert, and speeches. This first Labor Day celebration was initiated by Peter J. McGuire, a carpenter and labor union leader who a year earlier cofounded the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions, a precursor of the American Federation of Labor.
McGuire had proposed his idea for a holiday honoring American workers at a labor meeting in early 1882. New York's Central Labor Union quickly approved his proposal and began planning events for the second Tuesday in September. McGuire had suggested a September date in order to provide a break during the long stretch between Independence Day and Thanksgiving. While the first Labor Day was held on a Tuesday, the holiday was soon moved to the first Monday in September, the date we continue to honor.

New York's Labor Day celebrations inspired similar events across the country. Oregon became the first state to grant legal status to the holiday in 1887; other states soon followed. In 1894, Congress passed legislation making Labor Day a national holiday.
For many decades, Labor Day was used by workers not only to celebrate their accomplishments, but also to air their grievances and discuss strategies for securing better working conditions and salaries. Nowadays, Labor Day is associated less with union activities and protest marches and more with leisure. For many, the holiday is a time for family picnics, sporting events, and summer's last hurrah.

So here I am "STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU".