Election day in California

Goals of Elected Government

Libertarian (where I sit): Goal is to Protect individual rights

Crony Capitalism (what we have with Democrats and Republicans having minor issues to hate each other over to hide the real goal which is) : Collect taxes from the productive under various guises then distribute the tax dollars to the cronies to administer social and warfare programs. Trial lawyers, government workers, developers, makers of military gear, insurance companies, Wall Street, etc. ALL support their bought and paid for representatives as long as the gravy keeps flowing where they can get a major cut of the action.

Imagine the conversations:  "I'll give you $100B to buy new war making equipment to 'keep the world safe for democracy' in exchange for our 'drugs for seniors' program.  Who cares we can't afford either, we'll be out of office on book tours collecting $1M a year consulting fees by the time the country has to pay for this."

• Despite First Budget Surplus Since 2008, U.S. Still Borrows 34 Cents Of Every Dollar Spent

Until people realize this and throw out what we have now and put in true libertarians... we're doomed to follow Greece.

--     best regards  Kirk Lindstrom  http://kirklindstrom.com/