hear, hear

scary conscious, scary

I've struggle with this for most of my life. If you don't want a certain group of people to have an edge, then stop writing the rules and laws that give them that edge. If you wish for everyone to pay their "fair share" in taxes, stop writing the loopholes into the tax code. If you wish for the people we elect to work for those people, stop allowing for, with rules and laws the donations that buy the favors of those that can afford to pay for the favors.

It's not shocking at all, but I have thought "wow" more than once at how many Trump supporters, in GGO, don't have a problem with how he would fix the problems that frustrate most of us.

How can anyone living in New York and wanting do anything significant done without using "the system". Besides the mafia or political crony's, the only way possible is Trumps way.
He played the only way he had, NYC is a lot better off for it!

you are correct. but I like to hope for the best when it comes to politicians doing what is right. of course they more than likely will not.

Don't remember Rand saying anything positive about hope. Wouldn't Rand be urging action to defeat those who lie and cheat regardless of party affiliation?

Not holding my breath on that maybe, term2.
Especially when a lot of voters see the GOP as the best hope for liberty(limited government.)

There is nothing "capitalist" about a "crony".

I agree that Trump's cronyism is a red flag indicating he cannot be trusted to defend individual rights.

You can always "hope."

+1 both

As for what gets in Trump's way, he does not blink before running over "the little guy" aka the rights of any individual U.S. citizen.
To The Donald, a citizen can easily become a human resource unit who owns something to take away.
The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution in part to stop such bullying crap albeit "in the King's name" at the time.

Trump openly says he uses the laws to get whatever he can. He is exposing the crony capitalist system we have and which everyone uses quietly in the back rooms. Maybe the laws will be changed as a result of his openness.

Can the democrats support a liar and cheat etc., very possibly so why can't they the repubs support "t" if that is who the delegates choose? look as hard as you can and you will find that not a one of the candidates is qualified today. the whole deal is a popularity contest any way. all we can hope for is that the winner just leaves us alone.

As one might expect, "Crony Capitalism" remains the centerpiece of Trump's approach and prime reason for his subsequent successes! During the debate he all but acknowledged as much.

His symbiotic reliance on the intervention of government on his behalf highlights why he may be running as a Republican now however, he can't hide from his long held "Crony Capitalist" leanings....I suspect we can expect the same old, same old from a Trump presidency...

I recall reading about a poll conducted about 6-8 years ago which listed a number of occupations and respondents were asked to rank these occupations from the most to the least trustworthy. Not surprisingly, used car salesmen ranked near the bottom. What truly amused me was that politicians were even lower.

A president is just one man, but I believe Ted Cruz would at least make the attempt.

here is the Fox Business segment from Stossel's show: http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/395213...

12 years later-Pfizer-the company the Kelo decision would favor-pulled out of New London CT. The land sits fallow, the houses all destroyed

Much as I like Trump on illegal immigration, I don't see him deferring to the constitution if it gets in the way of "what works." According to him, of course.

Make no no mistake, K...I'm not trying to justify the world; merely pointing it out.

I was talking to an attorney one day and he said he considered the Kelo Decision as the day America died. He said their was a day when men would be loading their muskets if this type of property theft was attempted. I doubt Trump will get the nomination but the combined support for him, Socialist Sanders, Comrade Clinton and Bush the wuss makes me wonder if the country can turn things around.

the difference is this. The rules aren't supposed to be about private business getting an advantage-it was to be "for the public good." Most americans oppose the Kelo decision. .sleazy tactics that actually directly harmed people-not just some business subsidy

As I've said before, I'm not The Donald's biggest cheer leader. That said, in all fairness he didn't make the rules; he just used the existing rules to his advantage. It's reminiscent of Mitt's run when everyone from Obama on down lambasted him because he made X dollars, and only paid Y in taxes. You'd think that someone in the media somewhere would have said to those in power, "Wait a second...he didn't write the tax laws, YOU did. He's doing nothing more than obeying them.".

+1, kh

I think many adults know Trump's business reputation, but what's disheartening is that in the political environment we've lived with since at least LBJ, a business crook is more trusted than the political class, and people would more easily accept that than trust a politician.

And worst of all is the numbers of supposed Objectivist interested members on this site that are showing such a high degree of interest in what is going on in this current political theatre of the absurd. Do these members actually believe that who gets elected will moderate in any substantial way towards freedom and liberty.