http://www.policymic.com/articles/44725/...ng-awesome

Quote:The language of budget cuts, austerity, and sequestration seem to dominate the media's landscape these days, instilling fear into Americans of vital government services being cut and chaos ensuing if governments aren't allowed to spend and borrow infinitely. Conservatives decry supposed cuts to the military-industrial-complex, and liberals bemoan that without government welfare transfer programs, there would be social Darwinism. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) even blamed the Benghazi scandal on — wait for it — budget cuts and the sequester.

Leaving aside the details on whether the U.S. budget is actually shrinking, one needs to look no further than the city of Detroit to find the spontaneous order, civic cooperation, and peaceful market forces that take over when government simply isn't around.

Detroit is absolutely bankrupt. The city faces a cash shortfall of more than $100 million by June 30. Long-term liabilities, including pensions, exceed $14 billion. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder wants to bail out Detroit's city government even further. Thanks to the financial situation of Detroit, emergency services like police and fire departments are being severely cut short. 911 is only taking calls during business hours. Homes have been abandoned making parts of the city look like a ghost town.

If our public servants are right and wouldn't dare lie and try to scare us, then chaos, anarchy and lawlessness should reign in Detroit now, right? Well, not exactly.

Dale Brown and his organization, the Threat Management Center (TMC), have helped fill in the void left by the corrupt and incompetent city government. Brown started TMC in 1995 as a way to help his fellow Detroit citizens in the midst of a rise in home invasions and murders. While attempting to assist law enforcement, he found little but uninterested officers more concerned with extracting revenue through traffic tickets and terrorizing private homes with SWAT raids than protecting person and property.

In an interview with Copblock.org, Brown explains how and why his private, free market policing organization has been so successful. The key to effective protection and security is love, says Brown, not weapons, violence, or law. It sounds a bit corny, yes, but the results speak for themselves.

Almost 20 years later and Detroit's financial mess even more apparent, TMC now has a client base of about 1,000 private residences and over 500 businesses. Thanks to TMC's efficiency and profitability, they are also able to provide free or incredibly low-cost services to the poor as well.

Story goes on to talk about private bus systems and other fields where the government has failed...

It's worth considering - WHAT IF, the Conservatives let the Liberals spend us into oblivion as in 2008-2010 and when government fails private sector will be there to take over.

If we want government out of our way, maybe self-implosion is the best option.

I hoped somebody would point out a slightly lesser version is what's happened in America for the past century.

The further apart the two sides become, is the more drastic the economic highs and lows.

Detroit is a microcosm of the entire country down the road. If we elect another Democrat into the White House in 2016, it's over.

(07-21-2013 07:53 PM)Jerry Falwell Wrote:  I hoped somebody would point out a slightly lesser version is what's happened in America for the past century.

The further apart the two sides become, is the more drastic the economic highs and lows.

I was hoping you would grow a brain. Unfortunately for the country and the world, that looks like an impossibility.

(07-21-2013 08:06 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  Detroit is a microcosm of the entire country down the road. If we elect another Democrat into the White House in 2016, it's over.

Depends on what kind of Republican is running. If it's a shrub type R, we'll be heading down the same road. We really need another Reagan, or a Goldwater R. I actually wouldn't mind a Thomas Jefferson clone. But unfortunately I see another weak candidate along the lines of Romney getting the nomination.

As long as republicans stand for doing the same things as democrats, just less, they are not the right choice either.

Obama has assumed some additional powers as president.
We need a reform president. One that's more concerned for the country
than his party.

(07-21-2013 10:14 PM)ClairtonPanther Wrote:  But unfortunately I see another weak candidate along the lines of Romney getting the nomination.

(07-21-2013 10:28 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  As long as republicans stand for doing the same things as democrats, just less, they are not the right choice either.

(07-21-2013 10:38 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  Obama has assumed some additional powers as president.
We need a reform president.

You guys don't think Rand Paul has a chance? I think he's the man y'all are describing.