Comments on: Mexican View of Government

By: Smithd720

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By: John Seiler

John Seiler — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:21:32 +0000

GoneWiththeWind: I agree that welfare and most other domestic spending is unconstitutional. But so are the expensive undeclared wars; the last declaration of war, as required by the Constitution, was World War II.

And the real costs of these wars is much higher than you write. Economist Joseph Stiglitz estimates the cost of the Iraq War alone is up to $6 trillion. You have to figure in the costs of veterans’ care, very expensive over the long term; interest on the money borrowed to pay for the wars (all of it was borrowed), etc. Here’s Stiglitz; and, yeah, he’s a liberal Democrat, but he has his numbers right; and now a liberal Dem is running the wars:
http://www.stripes.com/blogs/stripes-central/stripes-central-1.8040/study-wars-could-cost-4-trillion-to-6-trillion-1.120054

By: David in Irvine

David in Irvine — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:58:54 +0000

From Democracy in America by Tocqueville:
The emperors possessed, it is true, an immense and unchecked power, which allowed them to gratify all their whimsical tastes and to employ for that purpose the whole strength of the state. They frequently abused that power arbitrarily to deprive their subjects of property or of life; their tyranny was extremely onerous to the few, but it did not reach the many; it was confined to some few main objects and neglected the rest; it was violent, but its range was limited.
It would seem that if despotism were to be established among the democratic nations of our days, it might assume a different character; it would be more extensive and more mild; it would degrade men without tormenting them. I do not question that, in an age of instruction and equality like our own, sovereigns might more easily succeed in collecting all political power into their own hands and might interfere more habitually and decidedly with the circle of private interests than any sovereign of antiquity could ever do.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:11:19 +0000

On the one hand, you have an empire established by military conquest that practices human sacrifice.

On the other you have a Republic established with the consent of the governed that builds roads and schools and helps old people pay for the doctor.

Gee, why would anyone see those differently?

By: GoneWithTheWind

GoneWithTheWind — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:51:59 +0000

It is a common misconception that somehow the constitutional mandate for national defense is bankrupting us. Without the war on terror our national defense costs about $400 billion. At the same time welfare costs us about $1 trillion (federal funding and about another $1 trillion from all the states). It is unconstitutional for the federal government to spend tax revenues on welfare and it is constitutionally mandated to spend money on our defense. Arguably it is welfare and the many extra-constitutional federal programs that are bankrupting us.

By: Art Pedroza

Art Pedroza — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:08:10 +0000

I was at Ralph’s yesterday and I bought to 12 packs of Pepsi – with real sugar. Apparently this is some sort of promotion. Pretty cool.