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The Government Does Not Add Value To The Economy. It Removes Value From The Economy By Imposing Taxes On One Citizen And Providing Cash To Another.

Where Utopianism Is Advanced Through Gradualism Rather Than Revolution, Albeit Steady And Persistent As In Democratic Societies, It Can Deceive And Disarm An Unsuspecting Population, Which Is Largely Content And Passive. It Is Sold As Reforming And Improving The Existing Society's Imperfections And Weaknesses Without Imperiling Its Basic Nature. Under These Conditions, It Is Mostly Ignored, Dismissed, Or Tolerated By Much Of The Citizenry And Celebrated By Some. Transformation Is Deemed Innocuous, Well-intentioned, And Perhaps Constructive But Not A Dangerous Trespass On Fundamental Liberties.

The Oil Industry Is Hardly Free To Operate As Efficiently As It Could Or To Be As Responsive To Consumer Demands As It Would Like. It Has Become, In Essence, A Quasi-state-run Enterprise, Because It Cannot Drill, Transport, Refine, And Store Fuel Without Receiving Government Permission, Complying With Government Regulations, And Paying Taxes At Every Level Or Production.

It Is Folly To Believe That Congress And The President, On Their Own, Will Make The Necessary And Difficult Decisions To Address The Impending Financial Debacle. After All, They And Their Predecessors Engineered The Approaching Tsunami. As The Situation Becomes Direr, The Federal Government's Actions Will Grow More Oppressive.

He [the Statist] Is Unmoved By Reason, Evidence, And History.