The Triumph Of Persuasion Over Force Is

Donating Money To A Few Of My Favorite Free-market Organizations Used To Be A Pleasant Duty, But Now I'm Literally Inundated With Demands From Hundreds Of Think Tanks And Public-policy Groups, All Vying For My Limited Funds

For Those Of Us In The Financial World, Black Friday Has A Strong Negative Connotation, Referring To A Stock Market Catastrophe.

Fraud Is Common When You Give Away Billions. Fraud Related To Hurricane Katrina Spending Is Estimated To Top $2 Billion. In Addition, Debit Cards Provided To Hurricane Victims Were Used To Pay For Caribbean Vacations, Nfl Tickets, Dom Perignon Champagne, 'girls Gone Wild' Videos, And At Least One Sex Change Operation.

In Short, My Vision Of A Responsible Free Society Is One In Which We Discourage Evil, But Do Not Prohibit It. We Make Our Children And Students Aware Of The Consequences Of Drug Abuse And Other Forms Of Irresponsible Behavior. But After All Our Persuading, If They Still Want To Use Harmful Drugs, That Is Their Privilege. In A Free Society, Individuals Must Have The Right To Do Right Or Wrong, As Long As They Don't Threaten Or Infringe Upon The Rights Or Property Of Others. They Must Also Suffer The Consequences Of Their Actions, As It Is From Consequences That They Learn To Choose Properly

One Suggestion My Wife And I Have Used In Our Personal Finance Courses We Teach At College Is Simply Writing Down All Expenditures And Seeing Where The Money Goes. That Alone Will Cause Heads Of Households To Think Twice About X, Y Or Z Expenditure, And To Consider Carefully Whether They Really Need Something Or Not.