Recent content by RVonse

Who determines social interest of the taxed industry? The committee of the golden geese? Whatever you call it, it sounds more like communism than free market capitalism to me. I agree with Barbos, free market capitalism will not work unless money and private property still has trading value...

This reminds me much more of "South Park". It should be noted these unprofessional representatives (who act like children) are being paid 3x the average income of the typical US taxpayer. That might be ok if we wanted bread and circus comedy but they are supposed to be making policy and not...

Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, self-described democratic socialists, are examples of modern left-wing populist politicians. Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez's populist message tend to place the people in opposition to big business and the very wealthy...

I think it is also magnified by not having term limits. The counter argument to term limits has always been that new faces aren't experienced enough to do the job. But at this point in time, there is so much corruption as to surely better to get rid of that than for any advantage of experience.

The Revolutionary War was fought for America's independence from the British. For freedom and liberty. That's why they call they call our founding document the "Declaration of Independence". Maybe there were slaves or others mistreated during the war; I wasn't there so I can't say. But the...

Are you claiming Bernie Sanders was receiving his funding from the Koch brothers and the Mercer Family? I did not know that. Bernie Sanders was heavily involved with the liberal populists movement right after the 2008 banking crises but I did not know he was funded by conservatives. You are...

Are you claiming Bernie Sanders was receiving his funding from the Koch brothers and the Mercer Family? I did not know that. Bernie Sanders was heavily involved with the liberal populists movement right after the 2008 banking crises but I did not know he was funded by conservatives. You are...

It is not the governments job to make anyone happy. But it is the governments job to make sure everyone has equal opportunity and make sure the laws are fair for everyone. The populism that developed during the banking bailouts did not happen because of poverty. They happened because those...

Happiness has everything to do with government. People like freedom and liberty. And the founders of the US were willing to die for it.

The 60's and 70's were no comparison. Never during that time were there discussions of succession or civil war 2 like behavior we observe all the time today. Back then there were generally peaceful transitions of power nor any efforts to interfere with elections.

Is it so much to ask that the people should expect our government not to be corrupt at all? And that our elite should follow the same laws they make for us? For example, if Martha Stewart can not do insider trading, should we not expect Nancy Pelosi not to do insider trading? Its not just...

In my lifetime, they have never been more unhappy. Especially since the 2008 occupy Wall Street movement.

If our government represented the people properly there would be no left or right wing populism...because the people...would be happy. I blame corruption, ineffective leadership, and too centralized government causing the populism to manifest itself in the first place. Perhaps the goal of...

Nancy Pelosi offers the compelling 10 minute argument that modern populism has become a threat to democracy here: But Winston counters her argument here: While I do believe Pelosi has the correct stance regarding the negative uses of populism especially by a con artists, it is the...

Not sure I fully understand the beef there is with beach access. Don't the local authorities normally provide zoning for both public and private beach development? And if a parcel of land has been zoned strictly for private development, why should the owner be compelled to provide trespassing...