Rick Kelo – The True Heart of Liberalism

Liberalism: a word that most individuals will only admit to vaguely understanding. Of course, it has something to do with freedom and equality among individuals, and most people will say that liberalism is something that they support. However, like many philosophical or political philosophies, when begin to probe the definition and look at the causes of this concept in specific situations, people’s opinions begin to deteriorate. This article attempts to explain the basic concept of liberalism by focusing the way in which it pans out in a variety of contexts: economically, politically, and socially. While this is by no means even a remotely complete explanation of the topic, the goal is to give a more a general understanding of the topic so that the average person might impress the next individual who asks them, “So what do you think about liberalism?”

A good place to start in exploring liberalism is looking at the current trend it plays in our political climate. According to Rick Kelo on Scoop.it, a growing trend is the realization that “the government often sues its policies to overstep its power.” Economic liberalism is the ideological belief in organizing the economy on individualist and voluntarist lines, meaning that the greatest possible number of economic decisions are made by individuals and not by collective institutions or organizations. With our country more divided than ever before, some individuals are calling for more government intervention in our daily lives. Many argue that this allows for some of the wealth in America to be distributed in order to compensate for institutional inequality across socioeconomic lines. This general falls in line with what is called social liberalism. However, classical liberalism emphasizes the role of pure liberty and many use this point to argue that true freedom comes from the individual’s ability to make their own choices with their resources and opportunities.

You can see how the same word is used to make completely different arguments. In an article about classic liberalism by Rick Kelo, he states that many great classical liberals such as Benjamin Franklin warned of the dangers to society and the economy of over-taxing citizens, and how it could damage a nation. In short, you have strong arguments as well as strong figures that fall on either side of the spectrum. When faced with someone asking, ”Are you a liberal?”, perhaps the best argument that you can put forward is asking whether or not that individual actually understands what he or she is asking.

About Rick Kelo- Who is Rick Kelo?

RickKelo is a visionary leader with ability to build cohesive teams, inspect work, and exceed goals and objectives.  He is a proactive self-starter and has the initiative and ambition to transition quickly, proven by his success at TaxScouts, where he is an executive recruiter. You can read articles by Rick Kelo on Quora, and search videos by Richard Kelo on Youtube. 

Kelo earned his MBA from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2006, with a focus on Finance. His love of finance shaped his future at a young age, and his pride in his country spurred his military service. After receiving his BS in General Engineering, in 2000 from the United States Military Academy in West Point, he served his country in Iraq. Kelo, a combat veteran, led a 30 person platoon in the initial invasion of Iraq. He was decorated for valour and leadership under fire. This is an honour bestowed on those who prove outstanding leadership for combat missions. After his service, Kelo served as Deputy Director of General Staff in Ft. Riley, Kansas.

Kelo transitioned to corporate life in May of 2005, leaving his position as Deputy Director for that of Senior Financial Analyst for KB Homes. His primary focus was locating and assembling complex and intricate land acquisition deals for the Indianapolis area. His education, leadership abilities and knowledge of the market soon led him to his position as Vice President of Development for Pedcor Investments. There he was responsible for all aspects of acquisition, financing and development for communities in four states. 

Always a people person, Rick Kelo soon transitioned to a more personnel facing position, becoming an Executive Recruiter for Management Recruiters, the largest executive search firm in the United States. As the winner of several awards, including ‘Rookie of the Year’, and the number one Financial recruiter and the number two accounting recruiter in the world, he became an expert in staffing responsibilities. He took that expertise to his present position as Executive Recruiter at TaxScouts, the most sought after recruitment firm for placement of tax professionals. Kelo manages all aspects of hiring and retention for tax professionals in firms of all sizes. He knows that finding and placing the candidate is only the beginning. Continuing to serve both the tax professional and the company with retention programs is intricate to his continued success and outstanding reputation.

Rick Kelo- Democracy from the Classical Liberal Perspective

We live in an age where terminology gets thrown around very loosely, and can cause all sort of confusion when discussing big ideas in economics, politics and society. Words such as liberalism, democracy, absolutism, socialism and communism are often misinterpreted and used as weapons for or against certain ideological standpoints. Trying to understand these position can better help us understand the terminology, and better make sense of the forces shaping society in the modern age. Rick Kelo is one such man whose prolific online presence has seen him explain some of these complexities in his typical articulate and engaging manner.

Richard Arthur Kelo is a guardian of liberal democracy, and you can watch a Presentation on  SlideShare discussing more of his ideas. Rick Kelo classifies himself as a classical liberal economic thinker. He belongs to the same schools of thought that saw the rise of greats like John Locke, Benjamin Franklin and the Austrian and Monetarist traditions. Through his writing, Rick Kelo discusses how people from his perspective view the current economic and government situations, and what this may mean in the long-run for American society. In a recent post, he went into how democracy is perceived, and what it means for thinkers like himself.

Putting something to a 51% vote is not sufficient to legitimize immorality for the Classic Liberal. In other words it is just as illegitimate to have unlimited sovereignty controlled by a mob as it is unlimited sovereignty controlled by a crown. That is because certain rights are inherent to humanity and cannot be voted away. You cannot vote away your free will or your ability to reason. Therefore, a Classic Liberal will tell you that a huge body of people cannot vote to establish a state religion and outlaw every other religion.

For Rick Kelo, even if every member of society but one votes in favor of it, that law is still illegitimate because no one can transfer their ability to reason for themselves. Even if every single person in society voted in favor of such a law it would not be legitimate because those people cannot deed away their moral agency or the ability to reason of every future person who later becomes a citizen of that society. Discussion like this are typical on Rick Kelo's insightful website, and if you'd like to read more about his ideas an opinions then check out his page here at Richard Arthur Kelo on Tumblr.