Joe Kent

A Hawaii Libertarian
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In Defense of Socialism May 3, 2014

Socialist – perhaps the worst word in America today.  Socialism is seen as this evil thing.  The communists in Russia and China were all socialists.  The word brings to mind marching armies, spies, and poverty.  We remember the cold war, the Berlin wall, and people burning money for heat.  If you want to win an argument on TV, just call someone a socialist, and the crowd will love you.   Many people call Obama a socialist.  There are creepy images of him juxtaposed with Hitler or Carl Marx.  Protesters with signs that say, “Obama = Socialism = Evil”.  It’s as...

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Credit Cards May 3, 2014

What if credit cards didn’t exist?  Surely the world would be a better place.  Maybe we wouldn’t have so much debt.  Or maybe we would have more.   Right now, the average interest on a credit card is around 13%.  Without credit card companies, people would go to their local payday lender, or pawn shop.  And they charge 500% interest.   But let’s say we outlawed all of that too.  Let’s say that Obama signed into law the “No More Lending” act, which would make all lending illegal.  If that happened, there would be a black market for credit.  This...

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The Mommy and Daddy Complex May 3, 2014

Sometimes I think it’s unfortunate that we have moms and dads.  Don’t get me wrong, I love my mom and dad very much.  They provided for me, they tucked me in at night, and they loved me – something that I will always be grateful for.  They had such a profound impact on my life.  But there’s one way that they sort of screwed me up – er, screwed all of us up.  They gave us the “Mommy and Daddy Complex”   What I’m talking about is the idea that the rest of life works best with a Mommy or...

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Pro-Choice May 3, 2014

Which party is pro-choice?   When I think of pro-choice, I think of democrats.  Democrats are pro-choice when it comes to abortion.  They think that a women is smart enough to be able to chose for herself whether or not she wants to have an abortion, and doesn’t need the government to decide for her.  And Democracy is all based on our right to choose. We are all intelligent enough to make our own choices when it comes to gay marriage, sex laws, and drug usage.  So liberals typically want to give individuals more liberty.   But liberals also want...

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The Ring of Power May 3, 2014

The other day someone said to me, “Wow Joe, you’re going to make a lot of money if you get elected.”  And then I thought – oh yeah, I forgot . . . politicians make a lot of money!  What was I thinking?  Here I’m trying to run for U.S. Congress because I think it’s the right thing to do. Silly me. But power corrupts.  I can feel it, even in my little league campaign. As a candidate, my job is to sell a product: me.  I have to pretend that I am the most perfect person in the world. Maybe I have all the solutions, or...

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