tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post4839329346363627280..comments2024-01-11T04:26:33.475-05:00Comments on Drifting Through The Grift: My Morning Wootengriftdrifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509712527908530572noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-53197083596161964092008-09-12T13:38:00.000-04:002008-09-12T13:38:00.000-04:00Isn't this the ultimate challenge of civilization?...Isn't this the ultimate challenge of civilization? The balance between individual rights with the needs of a civilized society.<BR/><BR/>Me? I opt for adequate education, municipal infrastructure, environmental regulation, and more. I am willing to pay. (You will rarely hear me complain about taxes). <BR/><BR/>Would I prefer that local governments have control of their local infrastructure? In most cases, yes. But not at the expense of adequate education, municipal infrastructure, etc.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760004363442961963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-14939826281275286282008-09-12T12:57:00.000-04:002008-09-12T12:57:00.000-04:00Actually Catherine, yeah.This is where I venture o...Actually Catherine, yeah.<BR/><BR/>This is where I venture over to hard core libertarian. Of course I feel bad for the poor children (think of the children!) who have to walk to their degraded schools though rivers of feces and maybe there is a role for state government in an absolutely last measure situation but I'm looking more holistically. I fear much more the state where a local entity can't sneeze without permission of the big boys in the ATL.<BR/><BR/>Good one Joe!griftdrifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509712527908530572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-56528871402663879132008-09-12T12:50:00.000-04:002008-09-12T12:50:00.000-04:00"The state should not take over any local..."trans..."The state should not take over any local..."<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/shared-blogs/ajc/thinkingright/entries/2007/10/01/let_perdue_steer_transit_other.html" REL="nofollow">transportation</A>.Joeventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065739015288268209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847601.post-10259276119469077532008-09-12T12:46:00.000-04:002008-09-12T12:46:00.000-04:00"The state should not take over any local school s..."The state should not take over any local school system, nor any airport, nor any city’s sewer system or anything else that fails at the local level."<BR/><BR/>OK, this sounds good, but what happens if the sewers actually do fail? Just let it go? Let the schools lose accreditation? Let the sewers run into the streets?<BR/><BR/>I am so tired of these types of pronouncements. Ask the next question, people!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760004363442961963noreply@blogger.com