A Clarification of Intent

Over the past week there have been a couple of comments on this website from readers that have expressed discontent with what they see as anti-Obama rhetoric in some of my articles. In light of that, I feel that I should clarify what my intentions are in writing articles that are political in nature.

Perhaps before the election some of my political articles could be seen as anti-Obama but anything since then has simply been an examination of his proposed policies. Specifically the ones that could affect us all financially. Really, that has been the focus. Nearly every political article I've done has been about finances. One reader's comment was that I was getting off topic. I'd have to disagree with that. Now more than ever we all need to be knowledgeable about how the policies that are being enacted in government will affect us financially and how they will help us or hinder us in our pursuit of financial independence. From that stand point it is completely relevant and on topic.

Before an election people can stand up for or against a candidate but afterwords all you can do is stand up for or against their policies. Where the idea of my articles being anti-Obama really falls short is that never once when discussing him since the election have I strayed from how his policies will affect us financially. He is our President, whether some people like it or not is beside the point. What does matter is how we are able to live our lives under any government and right now he is the leader of the government in the United States, so yes his name will come up often I'm sure.

I heard a story today of a family that had some chickens on a four acre piece of land that they own around their house. The chickens provided some extra food and helped save them money. A neighbor complained about the chickens, and the local government made the family get rid of all of them. I still believe strongly in getting out of the rat race, choosing self-employment, and being self-sufficient. But when we've come to a place as a nation where the government has the power to stop you from even taking small steps, like raising chickens, to help towards achieving those things then yes, we need to discuss it. We need to be informed about what is happening and in some cases we need to stand against it. Freedom to pursue each of our own liberations from the rat race should never be infringed upon by the government.