Chase Oliver is the Libertarian candidate. I'd like him to win the presidency, but it won't happen since hardly anyone knows he exists. Even if by some miracle he did win, I doubt congress would let him get anything done.
Thanks for writing down his name here. In the background a friend in California told me he would vote for Oliver instead of Trump. What do you like best about Chase Oliver?
I agree with all of his policy positions: protecting constitutional rights, letting free markets and trade work to bring down prices, achievable immigration reform, reducing national debt by dialing back government spending and wasteful agencies, and getting government out of people's lives as much as possible. He can speak coherently and directly, unlike either Trump or Harris. He is self made and his running mate is an economist.
You can check out his interview on John Stossel's YouTube channel:
I agree. I really think we need to teach basic economics, as well. I'm so disheartened by how many people believe our current system of crony capitalism is real free market capitalism. Recessions every decade or so caused by central bank credit expansion and inflation from grovernment spending are then blamed on capital markets. I hope we don't have to do the whole socialist detour bit before finally electing our own Javier Milei.
I won’t tell you who to vote for, but consider this: the immigration issue is not Donald Trump‘s or Kamala Harris’s to decide, it is Congress’. We have immigration laws that Donald Donald Trump during his term was endeavoring to enforce as was his job, but the Biden-Harris administration blatantly violated them with impunity. If you’d like the laws of immigration and hiring to be different, then look to Congress to change the law. My two cents.
“If you’d like the laws of immigration and hiring to be different, then look to Congress to change the law.“ True. Thanks for the reminder and the emphasis! Per the Constitution, Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, depending on who wins, would become President of the Executive Branch (one of three branches of the federal government), and execute legislation set by the Congressional Branch, if in accordance with the Judicial Branch.
The reason I wrote my post like I did is that Donald Trump has made immigration his number one campaign issue. His rhetoric on this issue could be more constructive and probably more accurate, but I don’t really want to get into the details on the immigration debate. It’s been low on my priority list over the years and don’t know enough about it to say much beyond my basic philosophy of freedom of association and respect for justice. For factual details on immigration, I might defer to Bryan Caplan or Alex Nowrasteh. What other sources should I consult?
On Trump’s immigration rhetoric, I couldn’t agree more. There are many good arguments he could be presenting to make his case, but as they say- his heart is in the right place. He wants to protect the country while the other side is selling it down the river.
Chase Oliver is the Libertarian candidate. I'd like him to win the presidency, but it won't happen since hardly anyone knows he exists. Even if by some miracle he did win, I doubt congress would let him get anything done.
Thanks for writing down his name here. In the background a friend in California told me he would vote for Oliver instead of Trump. What do you like best about Chase Oliver?
I agree with all of his policy positions: protecting constitutional rights, letting free markets and trade work to bring down prices, achievable immigration reform, reducing national debt by dialing back government spending and wasteful agencies, and getting government out of people's lives as much as possible. He can speak coherently and directly, unlike either Trump or Harris. He is self made and his running mate is an economist.
You can check out his interview on John Stossel's YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/Ax2In3z1v-Y?si=rOw4yB2ddBhcrjzd
Well said. That seems like a great package. What would it take to get someone with this set of ideas elected?
That's a great question; I don't know.
That’s a great answer. Maybe a long time? With a great deal more education about liberty, justice and respect for property in K-12?
I agree. I really think we need to teach basic economics, as well. I'm so disheartened by how many people believe our current system of crony capitalism is real free market capitalism. Recessions every decade or so caused by central bank credit expansion and inflation from grovernment spending are then blamed on capital markets. I hope we don't have to do the whole socialist detour bit before finally electing our own Javier Milei.
I won’t tell you who to vote for, but consider this: the immigration issue is not Donald Trump‘s or Kamala Harris’s to decide, it is Congress’. We have immigration laws that Donald Donald Trump during his term was endeavoring to enforce as was his job, but the Biden-Harris administration blatantly violated them with impunity. If you’d like the laws of immigration and hiring to be different, then look to Congress to change the law. My two cents.
“If you’d like the laws of immigration and hiring to be different, then look to Congress to change the law.“ True. Thanks for the reminder and the emphasis! Per the Constitution, Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, depending on who wins, would become President of the Executive Branch (one of three branches of the federal government), and execute legislation set by the Congressional Branch, if in accordance with the Judicial Branch.
The reason I wrote my post like I did is that Donald Trump has made immigration his number one campaign issue. His rhetoric on this issue could be more constructive and probably more accurate, but I don’t really want to get into the details on the immigration debate. It’s been low on my priority list over the years and don’t know enough about it to say much beyond my basic philosophy of freedom of association and respect for justice. For factual details on immigration, I might defer to Bryan Caplan or Alex Nowrasteh. What other sources should I consult?
On Trump’s immigration rhetoric, I couldn’t agree more. There are many good arguments he could be presenting to make his case, but as they say- his heart is in the right place. He wants to protect the country while the other side is selling it down the river.
I like that perspective on Trump. That’s probably the kindest thing you could say about the man.