Life, Liberty, and YOUR FUTURE

The Philosophy of Liberty

I ran across this YouTube Video on a Facebook page called "Can this Goat get more fans than Barack Obama?" This video has got a lot of ideas packed into a short space... and I truly wish more people in the United States understood these concept(s). Specifically, that government should not have the right to tell people what to do concerning personal preferences. The government is only there to create order, safety and peace.

Some of the things that I thought of while watching this was the recent law that was passed in New York, where people decided it was a good idea to legally prohibit soft drink cups over (20 oz?) to be sold... to prevent people from "getting fat."

I thought about the Healthcare debate... if you own your own life... don't you own the decision as to whether you want to take care of your life and your body? Or to decide not to? To take it to the doctor? To put cigarette smoke in it? To exercise it? To feed it good food? Or tasty junk food? 

If the Supreme Court were to decide that Obamacare is legal, then the next steps, naturally, would be to start creating laws that people purchase an ongoing gym membership; not be allowed to sell or buy cookies, ice cream, or anything with too much sugar/calories; Smoking and all damaging drugs would be outlawed. They could consider banning all dangerous sports such as rock climbing and sky diving. Perhaps they could even go as far as dictating that you have no more than one sexual partner per year, to prevent the spread of sexual diseases and un-wanted pregnancies.

All these laws would be in the name of making Health Insurance more affordable for everyone. Premiums would go down if more people took care of their bodies by exercising, eating healthy foods, and not participating in dangerous activities. 

How free would you feel if all those laws were passed?