Redistribution Nation

This is brilliant.

Video Description:

2nd Prize in CF&P Foundation’s First Annual Free Market Video Contest (2010). Submitted by Patrick Chisholm, the video describes how the principle function of government is no longer providing essential services, but has morphed into redistribution.

Common Sense: Want Less Corruption? Shrink the Size of Government

Washington is riddled with corruption, much of which actually is legal. The politicians and other insiders claim that more ethics laws and lobbying rules are the solution. Some even say the only answer is campaign finance laws that restrict 1st Amendment rights to fully participate in the political process. This Center for Freedom and Prosperity video explores a different hypothesis and concludes that big government is inherently corrupting.