Are You an Extremist?

(Mike Chamberlain/Cranky Hermit) – If you believe that the powers of the federal government should be limited, you are an extremist.

If you believe that the government should not be able to force people to buy a particular product, you are an extremist.

If you believe that we should re-consider support for a government agency that has spent $1.5 trillion without improving things, you are an extremist.

If you believe that government should not decide winners and losers, you are an extremist.

If you believe that elected officials should not use their positions to benefit favored and well-connected businesses at the expense of others, you are an extremist.

If you believe that raising taxes on companies and forcing them to pay higher costs will not make their products cheaper, you are an extremist.

If you believe that making it more expensive for businesses to employ people will not motivate them to hire more workers, you are an extremist.

If you believe that paying someone more money to produce exactly the same output does not stimulate the economy, you are an extremist.

If you believe that hiring more people to produce exactly the same output does not create jobs, you are an extremist.

If you believe that the money people earn belongs to them and not to the government, you are an extremist.

If you believe that the bonds in the Social Security Trust Fund can not be redeemed without affecting future taxes, spending or deficits, you are an extremist.

If you believe the government should not be able to tell you what kind of light bulb you can use in your own home, you are an extremist.

If you believe that the right of the people to keep and bear arms is a means to prevent tyranny, you are an extremist.

If you believe that wealthy people should not be the only ones able to decide where their children go to school, you are an extremist.

If you believe that we should not reward failing government agencies with increased power and larger budgets, you are an extremist.

If you believe that we should reform entitlement programs that could threaten the solvency of the Republic, you are an extremist.

If you believe that imposing onerous and costly regulations on small businesses does not help small businesses, you are an extremist.

If you believe that shifting energy production from cheaper to more expensive sources will not reduce energy costs, you are an extremist.

If you believe that raising energy costs for businesses will not enable them to reduce prices and hire more people, you are an extremist.

If you believe that it is not the purpose of the government to right every wrong and heal every wound, you are an extremist.