{"id":225,"date":"2010-05-11T20:39:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T01:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jparnell.com\/blog\/?p=225"},"modified":"2010-05-11T20:39:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-12T01:39:00","slug":"de-facto-one-world-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/battle4liberty.com\/?p=225","title":{"rendered":"de facto One-World Government"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conspiracy theories about a one-world government have been around for decades. Years ago I thought they literally referred to a universal government like the United Nations, but with real authority that trumps that of duly-elected national leaders. What we’re experiencing now is a major shift in the same direction, but it’s much more subtle. There is no authoritative global legislative body, but our leaders\u2014particularly Obama and the Europeans\u2014are colluding to tax and spend for the supposed betterment of the world economy. I call it a de facto<\/em> one-world government because the effect is much the same.<\/p>\n

We’ve seen several clear examples of this in the last several months. If CO2 is heating up the planet, then it doesn’t make sense for one country to limit its emissions while another picks up the slack. A “unified response” to global warming is required. While a cap-and-trade scheme represents collective action that would ostensibly reduce carbon emissions, it would also limit economic growth and redistribute wealth from developed to undeveloped nations. Most proponents of cap-and-trade refuse to consider the strong arguments against significant anthropogenic global warming. For them, the real objective is a de facto one-world government.<\/p>\n

We’ve also heard about the proposed global tax on banks to create a fund to finance future bailouts. We were told that all nations must participate, lest customers move their money to banks operating in nations where it is cheaper to do business. Even socialists recognize that taxes and regulations stifle economic activity, so nations must work in unison to ensure that nations with limited taxes and regulations aren’t allowed to benefit at the expense of those with more intrusive governments.<\/p>\n

Now it’s Greece, where government debt and the welfare state have spiraled out of control. The IMF’s $140 billion bailout of the nation includes about $50 billion from U.S. taxpayers. That translates to somewhere around $500 per family, a lot more for many if you consider that half of U.S. tax filers don’t actually pay federal income taxes anyway. And this doesn’t include subsequent bailouts that will likely be needed to “stabilize” the region.<\/p>\n

Countries often address insolvency problems in part by devaluing the currency. It’s not an attractive solution, but at least it confines much of the pain to the troubled nation. However, this is not an option for Greece because the nation does not control its own currency. Greece’s options are limited. Raise taxes and the slumping economy gets worse. Cut spending and the entitled class riots in the streets (Don’t think this can’t happen down the road in the U.S., but that’s another story).<\/p>\n

Thanks to the European Union, Greece’s financial catastrophe is a collective problem. Because of the common currency, neighboring countries can’t afford to let Greece (or any other country in the EU) implode, so a bailout is required. A common currency formally links one country’s economic destiny to that of others in the group. Collective oversight (AKA, de facto one-world government) must be a part of the arrangement, and the strong and responsible will always end up paying for the weak and irresponsible. This is why we should never give serious consideration to a North American currency, much less a global one.<\/p>\n

The marriage of capitalism and socialism in much of Europe has largely failed. Capitalism is the stronger partner but is constantly blamed for economic problems that can often be traced to government intervention. Socialism’s clear and only advantage is that it can generate fast revenue by taxing, borrowing, or devaluing the currency. Capitalism produces the only real wealth over the long term, but requires work, discipline, and the recognition that equal opportunity doesn’t necessarily translate into equal outcomes. It’s more polite to be a socialist, or at least argue for some sort of middle ground.<\/p>\n

You don’t need to be a conspiracy theorist to see the trend. No global dictator has emerged, but we are really getting a steady, less tyrannical shift in the same direction. At stake are our liberties, our nation’s sovereignty, and the integrity of the Constitution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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