Good idea, Dave. I think this "liberty index" would be something that someone more mathmatically inclined than myself could easily come up with. Hopefully one of them will do it.
Want to track liberty? Just track the total number of people employed at all the federal alphabet agencies (you know, DHS, IRS, DOD, etc.) and add to that number all of the state and local "agencies". As the total number of those employees goes down, then liberty goes up. As the total number of employees goes up, liberty goes down. You see Dave, it's one of those "inverse relationships". Right now, the number is going up, up, and up. Damn the numbers!
that's actually a pretty good idea as well. if the data is available you could track the changes [increases] in their average salaries and compare it to those of the bewildered herd. i think i'm gonna look into this stuff. i need practice compiling data and such. MIT's open courseware is great haha, gets me pumped about seemingly bland statistics and numbers.
That's great news! Unfortunately, I don't have any of the details about the population at large, but I've read that "the government" is buying up private-sector un-employees to make them THEIR "public"-employees. The more the merrier right?
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
-- Samuel Adams, (1722-1803) U.S. Founding Father and Public Enemy #1"
I may, have considered moving to NH (it's only that darn job thing that's stopping me), but currently in Indiana (a lot of freedom lovers here, too..!), and MT so what I have been told.
I hope a lot of liberty people that don't want to make the move to NH consider Montana, you guys are great liberty lovers and I support liberty wherever someone might be able to find it.
How about number of laws REPEALED compared to laws ADDED?
CurtHowland 3 years ago
Good idea, Dave. I think this "liberty index" would be something that someone more mathmatically inclined than myself could easily come up with. Hopefully one of them will do it.
bigdstocktrader 3 years ago
Want to track liberty? Just track the total number of people employed at all the federal alphabet agencies (you know, DHS, IRS, DOD, etc.) and add to that number all of the state and local "agencies". As the total number of those employees goes down, then liberty goes up. As the total number of employees goes up, liberty goes down. You see Dave, it's one of those "inverse relationships". Right now, the number is going up, up, and up. Damn the numbers!
P3rf3ctStorm 3 years ago 4
that's actually a pretty good idea as well. if the data is available you could track the changes [increases] in their average salaries and compare it to those of the bewildered herd. i think i'm gonna look into this stuff. i need practice compiling data and such. MIT's open courseware is great haha, gets me pumped about seemingly bland statistics and numbers.
intrepgun 3 years ago
That's great news! Unfortunately, I don't have any of the details about the population at large, but I've read that "the government" is buying up private-sector un-employees to make them THEIR "public"-employees. The more the merrier right?
And that brings to mind a very famous quote:
P3rf3ctStorm 3 years ago
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
-- Samuel Adams, (1722-1803) U.S. Founding Father and Public Enemy #1"
P3rf3ctStorm 3 years ago
Ridley, you should do liberty videos in Croatian to reach out to that corner of the world, and more importantly to impress me.
lengthyounarther 3 years ago 2
pa...pokusavao sam ali traja cete prekormeran vrijeme....
the english subtitles take too long....
RidleyReport 3 years ago
I have a better idea , why dont the free staters in N.H. just move to Mt and boost our # by up to 10%?
sailfished 3 years ago
NH is much better than Mt
ferrozm 3 years ago 3
That is like saying central park is superior to glacier nat. park .lol
sailfished 3 years ago
i've thought about moving out that way.
intrepgun 3 years ago
that's your opinion. Others think NH is far superior to Montana. Hence, your analogy could easily go the other way.
TEBON 3 years ago
I may, have considered moving to NH (it's only that darn job thing that's stopping me), but currently in Indiana (a lot of freedom lovers here, too..!), and MT so what I have been told.
JSenator06 3 years ago
I hope a lot of liberty people that don't want to make the move to NH consider Montana, you guys are great liberty lovers and I support liberty wherever someone might be able to find it.
TEBON 3 years ago