As I grow older and wiser, I notice more and more that politicians like to get their way by asking the wrong questions. I am not saying it happens more and more (it may be), I just notice it more.
- Politician’s Question:
Should Social Security be reformed to allow private accounts?Right Question:
Should we even have a government program called Social Security? - Politician’s Question:
Should ______ be taught in the “public” schools?Right Question:
Should we even have government schools? - Politician’s Question:
Should Medicare be reformed to provide prescription drugs to seniors?Right Question:
Should Medicare exist at all? - Politician’s Question:
Should government money be used to do research on embryonic stem cells?Right Question:
Should government money be used to research anything?
Next time a major political issue comes up, ask yourself “are we even asking the right question”? Government loves growth, and one way they get it is by asking a diversionary question and providing diversionary answers. The Democrats offer their answer to the question and the Republicans offer theirs, but both often miss the point altogether.
As far as the U.S. Constitution is concerned, there is no authorization
for funding of medical research.
States and local governments and individuals should be at full liberty
to decide their degrees of contribution, but the federal income tax hinders that freedom.
This is one of many reasons why the federal government should stop funding
embryonic stem cell research.
I agree. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8 is often missapplied to give Congress the right to fund arts & sciences. However, the meaning behind clause 8 is to allow for patents and copyrights.
The difference between protection and subsidy is an important one, both ideologically and fiscally.