You will notice that the Occupy Wall Street crowds – and the progressives who support them – focus on bringing the wealthy down to earth rather than lifting the 99 percent. They have a nearly religious belief that too much wealth is fundamentally immoral and unhealthy for society. David Harsanyi Read Quote
The Bible is filled with intriguing stories about complex and flawed human beings who ponder immense moral questions and engage in colossal clashes with evil. David Harsanyi Read Quote
The crusade to convince us that global warming can only be dealt with by wealth destruction and higher energy prices began with an effort to ‘raise awareness,’ which turned into some delicate nanny-state prodding before efforts to artificially inflate prices. David Harsanyi Read Quote
The problem is that Americans use the state as a moral compass. For libertarians, it is often frustrating to explain that advocating the decriminalization of x is not synonymous with endorsing x. David Harsanyi Read Quote
Living most of my life in New York, I witnessed plenty of nanny state laws. Later, I lived in D.C. for a bit and saw even more. I assumed when I got to Colorado, the Wild West, there would be a rejection of such intrusive legislation. I was wrong. David Harsanyi Read Quote
Democracy is just a reflection of our morals and the things that we believe. David Harsanyi Read Quote
Broaden the tax base, close loopholes and flatten the tax rates – all of which would bring more revenue stability and certitude to projections as well as make filing a comparable breeze. David Harsanyi Read Quote
Simplification of the tax code would not only unlock dormant economic potential, but, in the process, it would blunt the preferred weapon of social engineers, who reward favored industries, punish success and distort economic incentives. David Harsanyi Read Quote
A boatload of government money is indeed a gift. Unless, I suppose, you’re one of the saps paying for the cargo. David Harsanyi Read Quote
Every decade or so, Hollywood has an epiphany. It turns out faith-based audiences enjoy going to the movies, too. David Harsanyi Read Quote
