Dave Beltrami
Aug 28, 2017 · 1 min read

I usually agree w Caitlin on foreign policy, but almost seems as though she has never studied basic Economics. Any solution that steals private assets to put them into ‘public’ hands is simply theft — no other word for it — which is exactly why Madison and his colleagues went w a Constitutional Republic instead of a pure democracy where the majority would just vote to take everything from the minority. How many failed and DEADLY attempts at socialism and communism will mankind have to endure until people stop suggesting it as a reasonable solution? It’s ridiculous. And any time absolute power is handed to the government, it will be abused for the benefit of the inner circle, even in a system where people vote and power changes back and forth between parties.

Advances in technology and innovation always create more jobs than get replaced. People always seem to forget that while a kiosk at McD’s might replace a few jobs, somebody has to design, engineer, manufacture,deliver, install, repair and constantly improve the kiosks. Shaking my head at how much I disagree with this piece … and we are debating this on smart phones and laptops from various spots on the Planet, probably w the benefits of running water, electricity, air conditioning and other things we take for granted that we only have because of technology and innovation driven by private property rights, not socialism. You think we’d have an iPhone if USSR had conquered the known world? Don’t think so …

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