“When we allow our government to protect us from financial insecurity or protect us from foreign terrorists, we are giving up our personal freedoms which may not be returned in the future”

I will be sure to tell the military that you don’t want them to protect you from foreign invaders. What would you have done if you were one of the tens of thousands of people who had money invested in the bank? Would you let them all suffer because the corpertations were decideding to be greedy bastards? I can’t believe how ironic this author is I am a fellow journalist but, I cannot believe how horribly researched this article was!

“Some were kept in Guantanamo prison for eight years with no hearing, no proof and no freedom. What a good example we are setting for the rest of the world for American law and American human rights.”

You must be joking you are complaining that we aren’t giving non American citizen’s AMERICAN rights, no wait “American human rights” The people detained in Guantanamo prison were not tortured they were fed and they were treated as prisoners of war. Habeous corpus is a awful argument on your part. Next time you write a opinion article do some research into military code and you will see why your argument isn’t valid.

One last statement you ask when does the government have too much control into our government. You say that they shouldn’t be able to decide who our CEO’s are, have you noticed how well the companies are doing right now would you prefer the government sit back and watch the companies destroy themselves and drag honest citizens down with them?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574519671055918380.html

And even the liberals know this: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574522680235765894.html

http://www.alternet.org/politics/143790/10_of_the_nuttiest_statements_elected_officials_have_made_in_the_health_care_battle?page=entire

I find it ironic that an author who claims to preach capitalism doesn’t realize how share holders play a vital role in a companies layout. The government is now a major share holder of such companies.

And don’t get me started about healthcare. So many lies out there.

http://www.politifact.org/truth-o-meter/article/2009/nov/04/gop-health-bill-analysis-meets-truth-o-meter/

David, healthcare is NOWHERE near 1/6th of our economy.

“But what exactly did they expect when they elected the most left-leaning member of the Senate?”

And Obama is NOWHERE near the most left leaning member of senate.

You’re living in a land full of delusions and misconceptions.

I find it interesting that you’re up in arms about Obama dictating salaries but don’t seem to be concerned that he wants the government to take over one-sixth of the U.S. economy. But maybe it’ll be the subject of your next piece.

What do I mean? I’m talking about the proposed government healthcare plan that further erodes our freedoms and essentially dictate how much doctors and others in the medical profession will earn. Of course, Obama is trying to get this thing pushed through as fast as he can while trying to limit debate. Fortunately, it appears that the American people are remembering their American values and aren’t buying it–even many moderate Democrats.

I can’t leave without comment the most foolish sentence in this piece: “When we allow our government to protect us from financial insecurity or protect us from foreign terrorists, we are giving up our personal freedoms which may not be returned in the future.”

While I agree to a large extent that the government should stay out of the financial-security issue, if it’s not to protect us from foreign (and domestic) terrorists then who will? Hope you’re okay with the Second Amendment ’cause you’ll need that firearm. I’m going to give you a break on this one and assume that what you wrote is not quite what you meant.

There’s lots of “buyer’s remorse” by many who voted for Obama. His vapid “Hope and Change” platform really got 53% of voters excited. But what exactly did they expect when they elected the most left-leaning member of the Senate?

While I’m at it, I’m going to direct you and you readers to a short but effective lesson on the Constitution. While there’s some debate as to whether these events took place precisely as documented–this is from the 1800s–it’s probably more educational than what you’re likely to learn at CSUN. It’s posted at the Foundation for Economic Education website: http://fee.org/library/books/not-yours-to-give-2

In fact, I don’t think these failed bank executives should be paid AT ALL.