kolanuraven
Well-known member
I saw this and you came to mind as I remember your deep desire to return to the Leave It To Beaver days.
Ahhhh,yes those were good ol' day where the gov't did not intrude into your life!!
Really????
The below is from David Frum and I believe it was pub'd in the WSJ
"Compare the United States of 2012 to the United States of 1962. Leave aside the obvious points about segregation and discrimination, and look only at the economy.
In 1962, the government regulated the price and route of every airplane, every freight train, every truck and every merchant ship in the United States.
The government regulated the price of natural gas.
It regulated the interest on every checking account and the commission on every purchase or sale of stock.
Owning a gold bar was a serious crime that could be prosecuted under the Trading with the Enemy Act.
The top rate of income tax was 91%.
It was illegal to own a telephone. Phones had to be rented from the giant government-regulated monopoly that controlled all telecommunications in the United States.
All young men were subject to the military draft and could escape only if they entered a government-approved graduate course of study.
The United States of 2012 is a freer country in almost every way than the United States of 1962."
Ahhhh,yes those were good ol' day where the gov't did not intrude into your life!!
Really????
The below is from David Frum and I believe it was pub'd in the WSJ
"Compare the United States of 2012 to the United States of 1962. Leave aside the obvious points about segregation and discrimination, and look only at the economy.
In 1962, the government regulated the price and route of every airplane, every freight train, every truck and every merchant ship in the United States.
The government regulated the price of natural gas.
It regulated the interest on every checking account and the commission on every purchase or sale of stock.
Owning a gold bar was a serious crime that could be prosecuted under the Trading with the Enemy Act.
The top rate of income tax was 91%.
It was illegal to own a telephone. Phones had to be rented from the giant government-regulated monopoly that controlled all telecommunications in the United States.
All young men were subject to the military draft and could escape only if they entered a government-approved graduate course of study.
The United States of 2012 is a freer country in almost every way than the United States of 1962."