Just about everything I believe about how society should be starts with a few basic tenets. People should work hard and to the best of their abilty. They should take responsibility for their own decisions. They should be able to do whatever they want, so long as what they do does not DIRECTLY adversely affect others. I say directly, because a lot of people would look at that statement and say that my being successful in business adversely affects my competitors. That is an indirect effect of my actions. Most of all, I believe that people should be able to choose. These basic tenets underly the Constitution of the United States of America. No major contemporary political party, however, seems to follow what to me seem to be very basic, obvious points. The closest is the Libertarian Party, but I have some problems even with them. It's difficult for me to imagine that anyone could look at my list of ideals and disagree, yet programs like welfare, medicare, income tax, tax credits, food stamps, unemployment insurance, etc belie these points. For an ideal society in which everyone can reach their potential, everything has to be based on simple points like these with no compromise. In my heart and my head, I know that the founding fathers of our country would agree with me, not with power-hungry, vote-grabbing politicos like Hillary Clinton, or shakedown artists like Jesse Jackson. Someday I hope groups like the Free State Project will help this country moce toward a reality I can be proud of.