Sunday, March 28, 2010

Randy's Ramblings.

Once again, here I am apologizing for how long it has taken us to post. I had really thought Deanna would have posted by now; she has had so many cool things happen to her but alas, those same things keep her too busy to post. So I have taken the initiative and .....

Stolen someone else's work. Meet Randy: A good friend of mine because I like the way he thinks. You will see why. Please feel free to comment and tell him how wonderful he is and maybe he won't be mad that I stole his work.....


Howdy folks,

Well, now it's official. We now have government controlled Healthcare in
America. I'm not really liking the whole "Let's give up on everything
America has ever stood for and turn it into Europe" mentality. I'm all
about Freedom, but what am I to do? There is no place left to move to,
right? Hmm....Or is there?

I wonder if there are any unclaimed islands left somewhere out in the
Caribbean where a guy could go. I think maybe I'll start my own country.
I could call it "The Camaro Islands" or maybe just "Oppositeland". Why
Oppositeland? Because I would do everything opposite of the way the rest
of the world does.

For example: People in Oppositeland would actually be free. No more laws
governing you against stupidity. Don't want to wear a seatbelt? That's
fine....stupid, but fine.

People in Oppositeland need to have jobs and make money, so there would be
no taxes imposed on companies willing to move there. How's that for
opposite? In fact there will be no personal income tax, either. What's
that? How does the government pay for stuff? Well, first of all, it
wouldn't spend very much. A few roads, basic police protection, not much
else. Secondly, we would have a small national sales tax on anything
purchased there. You only pay taxes on things you buy.

What about the poor? the sick? the homeless? I have faith in the
citizens of Oppositeland to take care of each other. They will help the
helpless, while building strength of character and compassion in their own
lives. Too lazy to find work? Sorry, sucks to be you. No government
bureaucracies needed.

The entire economy would be based on something I like to call the "Free
Market" system. Businesses would be free to compete with each other,
thereby guaranteeing the best prices, goods, and services available for
consumers. No overbearing government regulation here, either.

But what happens when some people get greedy and make risky investments
that affect others? Yeah....they'll have to go broke. No bailouts here.

So there's the basic layout of oppositeland. Somehow it seems vaguely
familiar to something another country set up once upon a time. Too bad
the people of that country lost sight of the vision that made it great.
It could have en a wonderful place to live.

I guess I'll start looking for islands. Who's with me?

-Randy