I have a problem. I fail to see what all this talk of change is actually aiming at. What is it that everyone expects the Obama administration to change exactly? Technically speaking the term is correct. Change has happened. The voters of the United States elected a non-white president. This is certainly something I never expected to witness in my lifetime and it is an interesting event. Unfortunately I can’t expect to see anything better from the situation.

When you look past the mans appearance you can see his values. Values which are very much common to any other politician looking to sit at the commanding lead of the largest empire this world has ever known. Of course there will be change as compared to how things are today. Who the fuck would in their right mind openly admit they were going to do things the same way your buddy George had for the last 8 years. That’s insane. I’ll give you that yes, there will be change. Change in the sense of additional laws being passed regarding still more victimless crimes and additional measures requiring more servitude to the state.

One such measure being that doctors and nurses owe you their time because of their chosen profession. This point of view is so out of hand in this country we’re sure to see some legislation indenturing those unlucky bastards. This idea that everyone deserves to have adequate health care sounds really nice, but who do you propose provides that care. Are you going to go back to school and become a doctor to take care of all the people in your community? Do you think the government is going to pay the same rate a doctor would normally charge for privately insured patients? Two of the three parties in this equation are going to get screwed. The doctor gets paid less, if at all and the patient gets semi-descent car at best. The government meanwhile, is the saviour.

The above scenario is normal when looking at how politics operate. “Give me control and I will provide.” It seldom works out well for those handing over the control unfortunately. Is there somewhere I can sign up to provide for myself or take part in voluntary interactions with others willing to provide services for me instead of having the government take my earnings and come up with services I never asked for in the first place?