The Right Form of Government

Fundamentally, there are only 2 types of government (social/economic systems): Capitalism and Statism. Statism is any system where government relies on the use of force to achieve its ends. Man’s life is assumed, to some extent, to be controlled by the State. It is based on a morality of self-sacrifice. Common forms of Statism are Socialism, Fascism and Communism; the difference between them is merely a matter of degree and method of government ownership and control.

One of its essential characteristics is the denial of individual property rights: the right to (the use and disposal of) property is vested in society as a whole - the collective - with production and distribution controlled by government. Individual rights are sacrificed for the “common good.” The result is a totally subjective redistribution of wealth.

All systems that sacrifice the individual to society are morally wrong; and they have all essentially failed to achieve their ends. The more free the people are, the more prosperous the economy. Europe is finally discovering that fact; unfortunately, President Obama is not.

Capitalism (in true laissez-faire form) is the only system that fully recognizes the principle of individual rights. It is based on the morality of rational self-interest. Government’s role is restricted to the protection of said rights, and the initiation of force against others - either by individuals or government - is banned.

Obama and most on the Left falsely believe that Capitalism is only for the rich and large corporations. They have simply usurped the definition of Capitalism and created an environment of “crony-Capitalism” that incentivizes businessmen to sacrifice their Capitalist principles in order to make compromising (but profitable) deals with government.

We began our history with the purest form of Capitalism that ever existed, and became “exceptional” as a result. But at least since Woodrow Wilson (1913), we have incorporated many significant Statist policies yielding a mixed, less free and less productive system. Most politicians in both parties fail to consistently defend individual rights and freedom; that is why I am an Independent. They simply need to more objectively evaluate their actions and legislation based on how well the latter defend those rights and freedom.

It should not be difficult to choose individual freedom over collectivism, independence over dependence, productive/private over non-productive/public economic activity, and ultimately a just/moral government over an unjust/immoral one.