Dr. Thomas Sowell Calling It Exactly Right...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny I have always respected Dr. Sowell. For his smarts as well as his intellectual honesty. While most are talking Socialist this, and Marxist that about President Obama Dr. Sowell frames Obama's politics and economic philosophy as they really are. Dr. Sowell simply calls it as it is. Dr. Sowell really hit it out of the park with this accurate and excellent article. creators.com - It bothers me a little when conservatives call Barack Obama a "socialist." He certainly is an enemy of the free market, and wants politicians and bureaucrats to make the fundamental decisions about the economy. But that does not mean that he wants government ownership of the means of production, which has long been a standard definition of socialism. What President Obama has been pushing for, and moving toward, is more insidious: government control of the economy, while leaving ownership in private hands. That way, politicians g...