It didn’t start with the Obama administration but it has accelerated to warp speed under their watch. What am I referring to? Well, the government trying to tell you how to live your life, of course.
- Smoking Bans
- CFL light bulb
- Banning or taxes on sugar items
- Forced health insurance purchases
- Carbon restrictions
- Salary caps
- Car manufacturing
These are all examples of where the government has stuck their nose into places they shouldn’t be or have proposed doing the same.
If health reform and cap and trade were to pass, it’s hard to imagine an area of our lives that government wouldn’t have influence, if not the potential for dictatorial control over.
It turns out that we mere citizens are not the only ones feeling the weight of government oversight on our shoulders. James Pethokoukis reports that China is asking detailed questions about the impact of health care reform on the US economy and deficits. Wow, that’s got to be uncomfortable to have another nation question you on issues that should be only the business of your nation? What ever happened to national sovereignty? Probably the same thing that is happening to our personal liberties.
So how does it feel President Obama?
