Politicians are notoriously economically illiterate. And even when they know what would be the right thing, we don't really expect them to do it.

Asset forfeiture is a mockery of the Bill of Rights. There is no presumption of innocence, no need to prove you guilty (or even charge you with a crime), no right to a jury trial, no right to confront your accuser, no right to a court-appointed attorney (even if the government has just stolen all your money), and no right to compensation for the property that's been taken.

For those looking for security, be forewarned that there's nothing more insecure than a political promise.

If you ask the government to impose morality, then moral questions will be decided by whoever has the most political power.

The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice.

Our government, taxes, and ideas of freedom are already duplicates of the Old World. Our politicians determine how we should live our lives - and our individual liberties are sacrificed for the benefit of the Fatherland.

Government is force, pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of society - people who want to use government to avoid having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to accept their ideas voluntarily.