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America's New Entitlement Monarchy

Daily Dose of Reason - Politics & Government
  
Saturday, 25 May 2013 00:00

king_obama_(A reader of mine from Germany writes) Dear Dr. Hurd:

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The worker who earns only a small amount of money should pay no taxes, but his premiums for health insurance, pension insurance, unemployment insurance and long term nursery insurance. The wealthy people should pay a reasonable income tax of between ten percent and fifty percent according to their income and their ability. If you take ten percent from a have-not, he will perhaps have to die. If you take fifty percent from a millionaire, he will most likely still be a millionaire. In a democratic state the democratically elected institutions have to decide who pays what and to which ends the money is used .… The government symbolizes "The State," as King Frederick The Great saw it. The government prohibits the use of force between citizens by influencing all the complicated processes going on between people, companies, organizations, unions and political parties.

The government forces employers not to "exploit" the workforce by setting standards like minimum wages, minimum vacation time, the eight hour day, the forty hour week and social security premiums. As well, it forces the employees not to ruin their employers by wild striking, demolishing the factories or threatening the employers or their women and children. This is the kind of "force" the government should use, as we in Germany see it.


Dr. Hurd's reply:

“The worker shall earn this much and be allowed to keep this much.” And, “The employer shall be allowed to keep this much of his profit, but not that much.” By what right? By what standard? And how do leftists decide that a certain percentage is the magically right amount? Where does this incredible wisdom come from?

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Got Serenity?

Daily Dose of Reason - Psychology & Self-Improvement
  
Friday, 24 May 2013 00:00

sereneThe essence of “mental health” is—at root—rationality. The psychological manifestation of rationality is serenity.

Serenity does not refer to contact with a faith-based “higher power,” although some will claim it does. Lying to yourself, or telling yourself things are true regardless of evidence, is not what serenity means.  

Serenity, rationally speaking, refers to an overall sense of perspective.

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Individual Rights Belong to Everyone

Daily Dose of Reason - Politics & Government
  
Thursday, 23 May 2013 00:00

constitutionSome polls are showing that a majority of Americans feel that the government is out of control. This is based on continuing revelations about the IRS targeting politically incorrect groups, as well as the Justice Department seizing information from journalists.

It’s interesting that it takes scandals such as these to drive the point home. What’s interesting about our government is not the scandals coming to light, but the things that never became scandals—yet should have.

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Bad Therapy, Good Therapy: The "CliffsNotes" Version

Daily Dose of Reason - Psychology & Self-Improvement
  
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 00:00

bad therapy good therapy front only tnDear Dr. Hurd: Can you offer any advice on how to find a rational therapist in my area?

Dr. Hurd's reply: The complete answer to your question is found in my book, "Bad Therapy, Good Therapy (And How to Tell the Difference.)"

Here's the abbreviated, "CliffsNotes" version:

Find a therapist who converses with and talks back to you -- not someone who merely listens and asks, "How does that make you feel?"

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