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The moralists and the pure

Whenever I read interviews or speeches of the left and right statists, I wonder: How is it that these politicians can be selected by the same people who want to patronize them?

I try to comment on current cases in this series:

Martin Rüegg, SP (District BL) Motion 22nd June 2006 :

One reason for the increasing number of people with obesity is due to the wide geographic availability of food and beverages.

trust Mr. Rüegg also (among others) to his constituents not to decide for themselves when they have eaten enough, but:

Alcohol also is now available at almost every street corner. The more alcohol is available almost everywhere around the Clock, the greater the temptation to use it.

Apart from the fact that it is not permissible rhetoric of a "problem" (Overweight) is simply a different (alcoholism) to close (because one could argue, had become the people fatter, since it at Migros Budget products or Coop guaranteed one).

important here is that once again driven by a (rather small) problem for a state solution. The sale of alcohol should be so restricted not only to young people - but to everyone.

What really scares me here is the (un) holy alliance between moralists and "pure": the one hand, the SP and the other, the EPP. Already in sight are the next steps:

alcohol ban at the Euro 2008

Alcohol ban on public holidays

alcohol ban for ever - a Swiss Prohibition?

total ban on alcohol

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Our Future: Responsible, hard working and compassionate

Our youth is better than its reputation! I did it (granted sometimes merely hoped) always known - but now it is proved that

The prejudice of lazy and brutalizing children and young people must be corrected according to a study by the University of Zurich. Boys and girls in Switzerland are highly sensitive in a responsible manner, and ready to make an effort, say the researchers.

Source: Tagi

course, this is a bit against the paternalism from left and right, which require more and more bans. If we want to educate our children to become responsible citizens, we must also help them develop personal responsibility. New regulations and bans are the wrong way.

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Tax Justice -initiative has nothing to do with justice for two

our red comrades have again identified a new class enemy: the rich and high income individuals are to blame! Initiative with a name "for fair taxes. "Stop the abuse of tax competition they want to create more tax fairness:

After that, the taxable income of 250,000 francs to at least 22 percent and the taxable investment from 2 million at least 5 parts per thousand are taxed.

second pillar of the initiative is the express prohibition on a sliding scale according to the model of the Canton Obwalden: High income and wealth should be taxed more leniently than anywhere deeper. For the Bern National Councillor Margret Kiener Nellen graduated taxes are "a frontal assault on tax fairness and social cohesion."

Source: NZZ

here would have to say that the Canton Schaffhausen already been taxed since 2004, also gradually decreased:

the first canton to individuals taxed progressively reduced, had Schaffhausen. Since 2004, he demanded lower rates on income from 500 000 francs.

Source: Süddeutsche Newspaper

The President of the SP, Hans-Jürg Fehr (a Schaffhauser!) Had at that time, of course, nothing against it - only wanted to do the same as the Obwalden. Yes, yes there are always the others.

would be much more important than more taxes for the responsible use of taxpayers' money. If our politicians to spend less, we will all have to pay less. Interesting how a party that calls itself "klar.sozial" suddenly tried to drive a wedge into society and points the finger at the evil rich - along the lines of: yes, it must pay the other more.

The initiative text is not online yet but I'll bet though: There is no word in it, that the taxes (which of course would like to approve the trick that only other pay to entice votes) for the other 98% will be reduced - on the contrary, will be at least as much or pay even more to when the rich move away. Even so, the SP would have reached one of its objectives: all have become a little more equal. Among them understand our comrades "justice". This initiative makes all the losers.

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En de Meyer

Our beloved Ringier Hofmonarch can once again announced from Berlin :

That's the neo-liberal dream back! In the period before the French Revolution. Before the slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity." Before the modern, because the company committed citizenship. Above all, before the welfare state, the employees integrated into bourgeois society.

Dear Mr. Meyer: Liberalism is in Switzerland simultaneously with circles of the Enlightenment in accrued on the middle class and aristocracy favored the landed gentry. So even an anti-aristocratic movement.

No, the neo-liberal dream is a let 'from the tutelage of a state of self-responsibility of each individual. And no return to Manchester liberalism. By the same argument could also SP of the desire to return to communism accuse (a moment, there seems so one or the other case in mind).

What makes me worry: The shrill cry be the Meyer (b) t, the more uncomfortable must be its location. Arguments are entirely absent.

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Today died a misuse of a term harm Idol

deeply saddened I read in the NZZ that Milton Friedman died today. Who should not know what size is there left us, should sometimes watch this video:
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More on Milton Friedman in Wikipedia .