Articles written by John Knight II

Advanced Search

What is Helium

About me - John Knight II

+ more bio information

RSS Feed

Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology How American leaders have abandoned the Constitution to political agendas: 3 of 33
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." The Tenth AmendmentThe Constitution was designed specifically with the purpose of limiting the powers of the federal government while preserving the power of the S... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Is raising the minimum wage a good idea?: 5 of 25
"Every faculty which is a receiver of pleasure has an equal penalty put on its abuse." Ralph Waldo EmersonImagine a world where there are no negative consequences for well-intended actions. Any and all plans put forth with good intentions will succeed at no cost whatsoever. Plans to eliminate hunger; plans to eliminate low wa... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Should the US courts or voters rule the day on the same-sex marriage issue?: 1 of 3
The courts must decide because it is a constitutional issue. The Constitution does not define marriage; therefore the federal government should have no say on the matter until a marriage amendment is passed.A common misconception is that the government is ruling on who a person can love. This is nonsense. No one needs the fed... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Economy American economy: Still dropping: 22 of 64
Only if one chooses to look at the charts upside down could one determine that the American economy is dropping. Sadly, many folks in the media seem to suffer from this financial analysis vertigo.Examine anything close enough and wild fluctuations can be witnessed. At the molecular level, a stiff piece of wood appears as a vi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Should America adopt a flat tax system?: 4 of 11
Yes. Currently, the top one percent of all wage earners pays nearly 40% of all taxes. The top 50% pays 96% of all taxes. This means that half of this country contributes only four percent to overall tax revenues.We must restore a sense of contribution for all classes of society, not just the wealthy. It should be the duty and... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Economic News Why no protests about gas price gouging?: 6 of 11
There is no such thing as gas price gouging. Oil companies have a right to make the biggest profit they can make. Consumers have the right to avoid their dependence on any product, including gasoline. If consumers did not think the price of gasoline was worth the gas, they would choose not to buy it. At some point, the price ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Does the war on terror threaten civil liberties in the US?: 7 of 12
No. Civil liberties threaten terrorism. The War on Terror is a war between two cultures: One, a culture of freedom, love and life; the other, a culture of hate, oppression and death.Whether it is in Iraq, Afghanistan, Great Britain, Spain, Australia, The Netherlands, Israel or America, radical Islam has declared war on freedo... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues With a huge federal deficit to consider, should taxes on the middle class be reduced?: 21 of 34
Yes. The federal government is expected to collect a record $2.577 trillion in 2007. Incredibly, the government managed to spend all of it in addition to borrowing hundreds of billions more.The government seems to spend simply because it can and not because it must.It is often said that President Bush's tax rate cuts have inc... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Economic News Does the news media set us up for gasoline price increases?: 4 of 4
No. Although, it does give many people something to talk about.News stories about gas prices are a common staple for the traditional media. Without topics such as the weather, crime, gas prices and trivial celebrity news, the traditional media would have nothing relevant to say to a largely apathetic audience.Discussions abou... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Should pharmaceutical companies be required to give up patents necessary to developing a vaccine against pandemic flu?: 2 of 2
No.The harnessing of the profit incentive, or what some may call greed, is arguably the greatest mechanism for improving the standard of living for mankind. It is the reason our supermarkets are always stocked with food. It is the reason why car lots are filled with new cars and trucks. It is the reason why hundreds of thousa... More..