Flying Solo: Choose Freedom Over the Nanny State

The pilot of the Millennium Falcon really loves to fly and he can, too. But if the proprietor of CarbonFootprint.com can help it, Harrison Ford will never fly again. Fortunately, fellow aviator Bill Whittle has a plan so crazy, it just might work. http://www.pjtv.com

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News & Politics

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• Star Wars
• Heritage Foundation
• Flying
• Freedom
• Harrison Ford
• Rebel
• Rugged Individuality
• capitalism
• United Kingdom

[ilikenoodles1]

What's the point of a free galaxy if you can't make the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs?

What indeed...

[polljc]

Wow! Hitch hiking without a shotgun and not getting arrested. Those were the days.

[jay762360]

If someone needs to be rescued and the cops try to stop you, shove through them, let the PR chips fall as they may. Horrible world we have allowed. No one can do much of anything without a piece of paper that says that they are qualified. This is tyranny. A very sneeky form of it, but tyranny none the less.

[1dschamp]

@OffTheGlass87 It had nothing to do with government back home loans. Mortgages lenders made money by making bad loans and then selling them onto the market, freeing themselves of the need to collect on them. Glass-Steegal would've prevented the meltdown by keeping bad loans with the company that handed them out. The general market would've have been unaffected and the leverage which amplified the losses would have never occured. A lack of PROPER regulation was the real problem.

[OffTheGlass87]

@1dschamp

Subprime laws. LMAO. They were only there because the government forced banks to make loans to people who couldn't afford them, so they could campaign on how they help the poor and down trodden and all that nonsense. They forced the banks, 1977 Community Reinvestment Act, and Clinton expanded a lot, bush as well. Government caused the problem. Look past the first step, look at step 15 and you'll see the problem of rules and regulations. 

[1dschamp]

@OffTheGlass87 I agree that prohibition creates massive problems. My view on the vid is that certain things cannot be left to a person to decide for themselves. For instance, we don't allow people to drive without earning a drivers licence. This vid seems to suggest that all regulation is bad because they (in my mind) purposely want all laws to be seen as oppressive rather than useful to society. How would laws against sub prime loans have helped the US if put into place in 2001?

[OffTheGlass87]

@1dschamp

I think you missed what he said. Yes, drugs should be legal. But you so purposely added into the conversation underage children as part of the argument. I would say there should be an age limit on these drugs, and some MAYBE from prescription. MAYBE.

Have you been to a poor neighborhood anytime lately? Drug dealing is more than rampant. It is everywhere, and has been since the 70's. (Before then as well, not nearly as prevalent as is now. This is because of prohibition.

[1dschamp]

@aussiebear22 Personal responsibility doesn't factor into it. You think people should just be trusted to choose not to consume illicit drugs but then you pass a law making that decision for them. Conservatives piss and moan about personal responsbility....when it suits them. How about you actually answer the question. Should a person of full age be able to choose to consume any drugs or product as a matter of personal choice and freedom so long as the consequencs are theirs alone?

[aussiebear22]

@1dschamp

Your ability to listen and understand is very questionable at best.

On 4:26 ... Freedom of Action AND Personal Responsibility ... That's what he said.

[1dschamp]

Under this guys arguements, the sale of herion or cocaine or any other drug should be allowed as a matter of 'personal freedom'. So should the sale of whiskey to a nine year old. Laws might serve a purpose if you spend a little time examining why they exist.

[YTviewerRIC]

Why doesn't the lip movement match the sounds?

[YTviewerRIC]

Wendy needs a hobby.