Archive for the ‘Commerce Clause’ Category

Free To Choose Part 7: Who Protects The Consumer?

Posted: February 22, 2012 by ShortTimer in Commerce Clause, Economic freedom, Economics, free markets, Government, Health care, Milton Friedman, Progressives and Left, Regulation
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Milton Friedman on economics, the free market, consumer choice, and safety. The picture of the staggering amount of regulations cranked out by the federal government as of the 1970s is amazing.  Considering that they haven’t slowed down, it’s almost painful to imagine the number of laws you’re breaking right now due to regulations as interpretations [...]

>Obamacare Unconstitutional

Posted: January 31, 2011 by ShortTimer in California, Commerce Clause, Economic freedom, Economics, Environmentalism, Federal government of the United States, Health care, The Constitution, United States Constitution
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>The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, was just ruled unconstitutional. The centerpiece of Obamacare is the individual mandate. For those who’ve been ignoring the news for a while, basically you are compelled by government to purchase health care, and if you opt out, you face fines. Unpaid fines to the government don’t [...]