Why I Say 'Smaller Government'

[Kathianne]

is the way to think:

https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/242421/


AUGUST 28, 2016
IF YOU’RE MYSTIFIED ABOUT WHY INEQUALITY STARTED GROWING IN THE EARLY 1970S, (http://www.eoionline.org/blog/x-marks-the-spot-where-inequality-took-root-dig-here/) you might want to note that that was when the so-called “regulatory explosion” took place, with the creation of the EPA, OSHA, etc. That’s also when the “golden quarter-century” of innovation came to an end. (http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/05/12/technological-progress-stagnation-regulatory-explosion-1970s-column/84225066/) Coincidence?



The government should be restrained to the areas that it was assigned by the Constitution, those they can do well. What the people need to focus on is keeping the monster from growing and taking all-including life, liberty, and property.

[Kathianne]

http://www.dcclothesline.com/2016/08/28/louisiana-officials-demand-that-self-reliant-locals-stop-surviving-the-flood-without-permission/

Perfect example:


Louisiana Officials Demand That Self-Reliant Locals Stop Surviving the Flood Without Permission (http://www.dcclothesline.com/2016/08/28/louisiana-officials-demand-that-self-reliant-locals-stop-surviving-the-flood-without-permission/)

Posted by Daisy Luther (http://www.dcclothesline.com/author/daisy-luther/)


http://i1.wp.com/www.dcclothesline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/louisiana20flooding.jpg?resize=505%2C280


Around the world, governments have recently been issuing an unsettling call (http://daisyluther.com/a-disturbing-series-of-events-governments-around-the-world-seem-to-be-preparing-for-war/)for their citizens to become more self-reliant (http://www.dcclothesline.com/2016/08/24/why-is-the-german-government-telling-people-to-stockpile-food-water-and-cash/). Just this week, the governments of both Germany (http://www.theorganicprepper.ca/german-government-telling-people-stockpile-food-water-cash-08222016) and Czechoslovakia (http://www.theorganicprepper.ca/now-the-czech-government-is-warning-citizens-to-stockpile-food-08252016) warned that people should be “be prepared for the worst case possible scenario.”


But here in the United States, just the opposite is happening. Our government seems to have an unquenchable thirst for cracking down on those who take responsibility for themselves (http://www.dcclothesline.com/2016/08/21/state-forcing-flood-victims-to-obtain-permits-before-fixing-their-homes/). There is an abundance of evidence of this in Louisiana.


The southern state has been hit with the worst flooding in over 500 years.


While the final numbers won’t be known for some time, Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office has estimated 60,646 houses were damaged and 30,000 people rescued; other people escaped on their own. FEMA (http://topics.nola.com/tag/fema/) says 109,398 people or households have applied for housing help, and 25,000 National Flood Insurance Program (http://topics.nola.com/tag/flood%20insurance/)claims have been filed. The American Red Cross called it the worst natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy (http://topics.nola.com/tag/hurricane%20sandy/) struck New Jersey in 2012.


This massive disaster was all but ignored by the mainstream media, since it didn’t fit the current agenda (http://daisyluther.com/the-truth-about-why-the-mainstream-is-ignoring-the-louisiana-flood/)of divisiveness and racial tension. So what did the folks in Louisiana do?


They rolled up their sleeves and took care of business (http://www.dcclothesline.com/2016/08/28/private-disaster-relief-in-louisiana-outperforms-the-government-lives-and-property-saved/).


First, the Cajun Navy, a loosely organized group of local fishers, boaters, hunters, and guides, took it upon themselves to being rescuing people trapped by the sudden flood. Initially,nthe local sheriff’s department was reluctant to accept the assistance, but as they became quickly overwhelmed, they realized that they were disregarding a valuable asset (http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_bbf5263e-6646-11e6-a775-ebda9d5c17ae.html).


Initially, authorities in Livingston Parish didn’t want private citizens headed into the water, worried amateur rescuers might end up in trouble themselves, said Layton Ricks, the parish president. But as the calls from stranded residents continued to mount — at one point, Livingston officials said they were about 150 calls behind — parish officials relented.


“Then it was like, do you have vests? Do you have insurance? Are you truly capable of doing this?” Ricks said. “And as it turned out, we couldn’t have done it without those guys. They were a tremendous asset for our people.”


Locals who were not affected by the flood began cooking and donating food. Others helped flood victims to begin gutting their homes so they could start to rebuild. This community in the bayou pulled together to show the world that a real emergency response begins at home, undertaken by the very people who were affected. They didn’t wait around bemoaning the lack of FEMA, Red Cross, and government aid. They got to work.


They opened up their own shelters in local businesses that were not affected. They distributed immediate relief to those who were displaced. They performed their own rescues, organized the response, and used social media to coordinate their efforts.


They made just about everyone in America who heard about their efforts feel a wave of pride. In fact, they were so effective at their own free-market local disaster relief that they rendered the government’s assistance all but unnecessary. (https://fee.org/articles/in-louisiana-private-disaster-relief-outperforms-the-government/)
And that is when the government said, “Oh, no. We can’t have that.”

Of course, the government doesn’t want citizens to realize that they are perfectly capable of rescuing themselves. If people realize that they can perform independently and that it is much better than performing within the strictures of government regulations, they will be a heck of a lot harder to control.


So, they stepped in and uttered the scariest words ever.


“We’re from the government and we’re here to help.”



Like a horde of modern-day carpetbaggers, they began “helping” by forcing people who were struggling to rebuild to purchase permits (http://www.dcclothesline.com/2016/08/26/louisiana-flood-victims-told-they-must-have-a-permit-before-they-can-fix-their-homes/). That’s right. They forced people to ask for permission for the right to repair their own property (http://thefreethoughtproject.com/louisiana-flood-permit-repairs/).


Considering the daunting expense of rebuilding in itself, those State permission slips may make reconstruction cost-prohibitive for some, while others — given the strict regulations pertaining to the floodplain and more — may not be allowed to rebuild on their own property at all.


“We haven’t suspended any or our requirements for permitting,” Justin Dupuy, building official for Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge, told Reason (https://reason.com/blog/2016/08/24/rebuilding-after-louisiana-floods-will-r) in an interview. “Before they start making any repairs, they just need to call in and check with us to see what they need.”


Really? These people who are about to undertake a repair have no idea what they need unless they ask the government?


Fortunately, in a small act of grace pointed out (https://reason.com/blog/2016/08/24/rebuilding-after-louisiana-floods-will-r) by Reason, fees for reconstruction permits have been waived by local officials — though the permits, themselves, are still mandatory, as permission to repair some of the 20,000 flood-ravaged buildings in East Baton Rouge might not be given at all.


How very kind.
But that isn’t the worst of it.

They also decided to charge fees to the Cajun Navy before they were “allowed” to continue rescuing people (http://www.dcclothesline.com/2016/08/28/private-disaster-relief-in-louisiana-outperforms-the-government-lives-and-property-saved/).


I couldn’t make this up.


The Libertarian Republic reported (http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/cajun-navy-state-fees/):


No good deed goes unpunished. The Cajun Navy is a group of volunteers that operates at its own expense to rescue people trapped in flooded areas in Louisiana. They use their own boats. They risk their lives. And now that people have noticed that they are far more effective than government rescue efforts, there are plans to require them to pay a fee before they are allowed to do any good. “Don’t worry. It’s just a small fee,” legislators explain. “Maybe only fifty dollars. That would be worth it to put authority behind the Cajun Navy, wouldn’t it?”


When the Cajun Navy members said, “No thanks” to the government who wanted to train them to do what the government wasn’t even able or willing to do, they were treated like criminals.


That’s right. The government deployed the police to prevent these good Samaritans that we all wish now were our own neighbors from continuing with their efforts.


Louisiana State Senator Jonathan Perry is the engineer of the licensing requirements.


“Perry said that if members of the Cajun Navy continue on without his legislation, they will be stopped by law enforcement officials from rescuing residents past police barricades…

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[Elessar]

The above is the kind of idiocy that made Katrina a mess. The NDPP (National Disaster Preparedness
Plan) clearly outlines that assistance and response begin from the bottom upwards, not as the state
is once again demonstrating by insisting on top down.

[Elessar]

USCG and local response: http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2016/08/honor-respect-devotion-to-duty-baton-rouge-flood-rescuers/

Similar to Katrina: http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2016/08/the-long-blue-line-coast-guard-responders-during-record-setting-hurricane-katrina/

[Kathianne]

Shocking how well people help each other, without the government's 'help.'

What about the first post, has anyone any thoughts on the coincidences? :coffee:

[Elessar]

Shocking how well people help each other, without the government's 'help.'
What about the first post, has anyone any thoughts on the coincidences? :coffee:

I think it is a case of some people becoming accustomed to hand-outs and freebies
that they expect more and more. So governments at all levels cave in to provide.
Then the specific agencies expand to keep up with the demand.

[Kathianne]

I think it is a case of some people becoming accustomed to hand-outs and freebies
that they expect more and more. So governments at all levels cave in to provide.
Then the specific agencies expand to keep up with the demand.

and the second big push, after New Deal is when? Point taken. Government started 'helping' all over and thus where we are.