The bad news:
As though tracking every citizen via Real ID weren't enough, our government is turning its sights, via the USDA, on pushing for required RFID tagging of all livestock, whether it be a single chicken or a herd of cattle. If enacted, this will decimate the capability of individuals and small businesses to raise animals for food, leaving
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by Richard Ebeling
On Monday, February 23rd, President Obama will be hosting a "fiscal responsibility summit" with the publicly declared purpose of reining in the growing cost of government, especially the projected unfunded liabilities for Social Security and Medicare in the years and decades to come.
However, as I explain in a new piece I've written on "Obama and Fiscal Irresponsibility," undoubtedly there will be the usual smoke and mirrors that leave the fundamental issues untouched: Should government be in the retirement and health care business? How, instead, do we return to a free society in which individuals are responsible for planning for their own retirement years and managing their own medical expenses in a truly free market economy ( ... )
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