The Root of the Problem

In Why Your Bank Is Charging More Fees by John Berlau, there is one sentence that perfectly encapsulates the root problem of our current government:

“Senator Johnny Isakson, Republican of Georgia, told SunTrust, the largest bank in his state, that this time he planned to vote against the bank and with . . . Home Depot.”

This is one of those illuminating incidents of politicians accidentally revealing too much truth.

Isakson wasn't voting for or against a law, or for or against a principle, he was voting for or against private entities.

The original text of the Constitution and Bill of Rights has safeguards meant to prevent government playing this sort of favorites game -- implementing rules that reward one business or group of citizens at the expense of another.

However, through sloppy and intentionally dishonest interpretations of the commerce clause and the general welfare clause, we have reached the point where punishing disfavored groups and rewarding favored ones is almost the entire business of government.

The only way to reign in this abuse of power is to drastically reduce the power of the Federal government and its ability to reward and punish.