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If had to label myself, I guess classical liberal would be best.
David Harsanyi
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When I was younger, I was drawn to Ayn Rand books and other works of fiction celebrating individualism.
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If the wealthy get wealthier, no one has to become one penny poorer.
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If progressives were interested in mitigating inequality, they would support the dynamism of free markets to allow the merit of ideas, products and services to win the day rather than stifle companies and pick winners in the name of imagined 'progress.'
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You will notice that the Occupy Wall Street crowds - and the progressives who support them - focus on bringing the wealthy down to earth rather than lifting the 99 percent. They have a nearly religious belief that too much wealth is fundamentally immoral and unhealthy for society.
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It would probably strike the average politician as absurd to argue that the best way to fix the economy is to stop trying to 'fix it.'
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Simplification of the tax code would not only unlock dormant economic potential, but, in the process, it would blunt the preferred weapon of social engineers, who reward favored industries, punish success and distort economic incentives.
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Health care in America, despite all you hear, still offers us citizens one of the most efficient and highest quality systems in the world. But it's expensive, and it's only getting worse.
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The Founding Fathers worried that 'some common impulse of passion' might lead many to subvert the rights of the few. It's a rational fear, one that is played out endlessly.
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The crusade to convince us that global warming can only be dealt with by wealth destruction and higher energy prices began with an effort to 'raise awareness,' which turned into some delicate nanny-state prodding before efforts to artificially inflate prices.
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Progressivism is the belief that we have too much freedom with which to make too many stupid choices.
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You'll often hear the left lecture about the importance of dissent in a free society.
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