Comments on: Man vs. the Welfare State

By: Mark Watson

Mark Watson — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:49:33 +0000

Outstanding piece….up until the last sentence or two. The welfare state is the result of man turning his back on god and worshipping at the foot of government.

By: EdMcGon

EdMcGon — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:57:06 +0000

Myrhaf, very timely post.

By: Bill Brown

Bill Brown — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:53:43 +0000

Excellent formulation, Jim!

Just last year I thought about getting into politics to try and make a difference. I thought about precincts and meetings and realized that I’d never make any substantive difference, though I might persuade a few rank and file. Even if I got into the leadership, eventually, there’s still the pink elephant in the room nailed to a cross. Shoot that elephant and things are easy peasy (comparatively) after that.

By: Jim May

Jim May — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:35:57 +0000

So, when do O’ists start getting into politics to take over? It’s now or never, isn’t it?

What makes you think politics is how that’s done?

Politics is the cat’s paw. We aim to deal with the cat.

By: C.T.

C.T. — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:17:27 +0000

“But since God does not exist, it looks like it’s up to you and me.”

So, when do O’ists start getting into politics to take over? It’s now or never, isn’t it?

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:39:42 +0000

Those quotes are great. Amazing how they are ignored in favor of wishful thinking for those who do not want a dictatorship and undermined by those who do.

By: Mike N

Mike N — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:28:38 +0000

Yes, the idea that those mindless twits that ran around carrying signs of ‘peace’ and ‘love’ and ‘I’d rather be red than dead’ in the 70s are now running the show is truly scary. It’s impossible to tell what twists and turns the next 4 or 8 years will bring.

By: Daniel Woelfel

Daniel Woelfel — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:39:54 +0000

Here is a link to a free .pdf version, courtesy of Mises.org: http://mises.org/books/manwelfarestate.pdf