My favorite part of this interview is when Paul points out how teachers in Wisconsin are making ~89k on average (w/ benefits), Letterman responds "and they should be making double!" to loud cheers.
Well, it depends what you mean by "should." If you mean technically what "should" they be making, the answer would be $0.00. They don't provide a voluntarily paid for service, but instead live off money extorted from their private sector neighbors. If you mean "should" in the sense you think more should be stolen from the productive and redistributed to the parasites, then sure, not only "should" they be making more, they're already making 89k more than they "should."
Meanwhile, what Paul was likely going to point out is private sector workers make on average ~58k a year (w/ benefits).
Shouldn't they be making double? The private sector is paying the salaries of the government workers, and not voluntarily because they want their "services" but upon threat of murder and jail time if they don't pay their "taxes." That's extortion in non-government newspeak language.
The fact of the matter is government as a whole is a parasitic organization supported entirely through extortion and theft. When you claim a monopoly on a service, prevent people from competing violently, and force people to pay for your service violently, you cede any pretense of providing any sort of "service" to anyone.
Government is nothing more than a violent mob of tax feeding extortionists and killers. Fire them all and we'd be infinitely wealthier as a result, including the parasites (because they'd be creating wealth rather than consuming it). - Chris, InfoLib
In response to the overwhelming reception, and seemingly endless debate, accompanying the unveiling of the Atlas Shrugged Movie trailer, we are proud to share with you this very special clip pulled directly from the film.
The scene shows steel maven, Henry Rearden (Grant Bowler), giving his wife Lillian (Rebecca Wisocky) a gi... (more)
Not sure if I should even post this, it's all "fixed pie" Marxist propaganda, coaxed in some supposedly anti-government rhetoric, don't even get me started on the guilt mongering (just look at the image of the starving Africans which right now is the preview frame, that's, of course, your fault). If ... (more)
Colleges are nothing more than black holes for corporate welfare for the intellectual class to get them to support the regime. If you want to fix them, get rid of all government subsidized student loan programs and any other sort of state intervention. - Chris
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. - A Williamson County woman fought off an intruder with a vacuum cleaner. She was desperate for help, waiting for almost 35 minutes for law enforcement to arrive. [...]
"I am saying the police 'where are they? Where are they?' And they say they are on their way, they're on their way," recalled Ribeiro.
Ribeiro, her 8-year-old daughter and roommate were terrified and unarmed. As the minutes passed, she continued to wonder where was the help. ... (more)
Most Americans say stronger gun control laws are not the answer to the shootings last weekend of a U.S. congresswoman and the killing of six others.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, taken Monday and Tuesday nights, finds that only 29% of Adults think stricter gun control laws would help prevent shootings like the one in Arizona last Saturday. Sixty-two percent (62%) disagree and say stronger gun control would not make a difference. (To see survey question wording... (more)
Americans have closely followed news stories about the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the killing of six others in Arizona on Saturday, and most don't feel politics was the cause of it.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 28% of Adults say the shooting in Arizona was the result of political anger in the country. Fifty-eight percent (58%) say instead that it was a random act of violence by an unstable person. Fourteen percent (14%) ar... (more)
Fox News does their job for a change. Asks this clown sheriff if he has any evidence the media influenced the shooter, to which he admits no, he doesn't have one shred. Don't worry though, that won't keep him from propagandizing.
A gunman opened fire Saturday onto a crowd at a public event held by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Ariz., critically injuring the congresswoman and killing at least five people.
The dead included U.S. District Judge John Roll and a 9-year-old girl, President Obama said in a brief statement Saturday. Giffords, who was shot in the head, was among at least 13 people injured, according to the Pima County, Ariz., sheriff's office.
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"In one of the videos, Loughner claims to have been a military recruit. NBC's Pete Williams reported that U.S. Army officials confirmed that Loughner attempted to volunteer, but was rejected." - Source
This guy is clearly illiterate. He has one line in all these videos saying "No! I won't pay debt with a currency that's not backed by gold and silver!" (in between more incoherent ramblings) which is apparently proof he is a tea partier.
That is idiotic because paying debts in a gold backed currency which is inherently deflationary would mean you're paying back more than you were lent, whereas paying back debts in a paper currency almost always assures you'll be paying back less due to inflation. - Chris
