Friday, July 08, 2011

The Cruel Wreckage of Socialism - Frederic Bastiat - Mises Daily

The Cruel Wreckage of Socialism - Frederic Bastiat - Mises Daily: "every time we object to a thing being done by government, it concludes that we object to its being done at all. We disapprove of education by the state — then we are against education altogether. We object to a state religion — then we would have no religion at all. We object to an equality which is brought about by the state then we are against equality, etc., etc. They might as well accuse us of wishing men not to eat, because we object to the cultivation of corn by the state."

Michigan Resident Faces 93 Days in Jail For Vegetable Garden - FoxNews.com

Michigan Resident Faces 93 Days in Jail For Vegetable Garden - FoxNews.com: "The city is claiming that the garden violates a city code which states that front yards must consist of suitable, live plant material to which Bass responds, 'We think it's suitable.'"