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Comment on There’s Nothing Libertarian About Sprawl by Walmart is not the culprit, it is the symptom | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:26:21 +0000

[...] lifestyle choices onto others “by limiting where they can build.” The fallacy of this view has been pointed out about 100 times. For the 101st time: sprawl — an umbrella term for the pattern [...]

Comment on There’s Nothing Libertarian About Sprawl by The American Conservative » Sprawling Misconceptions

The American Conservative » Sprawling Misconceptions — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:11:07 +0000

[...] choices onto others “by limiting where they can build.” The fallacy of this view has been pointed out about 100 times. For the 101st time: sprawl — an umbrella term for the [...]

Comment on Controlling State Spending Can Start with These Ideas by james

james — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:41:43 +0000

Government can’t do all of this! It makes too much sense.

Comment on Controlling State Spending Can Start with These Ideas by Mike Thompson

Mike Thompson — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:14:42 +0000

Larry:

We have a new Governor who seems committed to improving this situation. So we will see what happens. When he comes up with his government reform ideas — through his Commission and its report this summer — it is important for everyone who wants to see a more limited government to get involved.

The ideas in this column are just the beginning of what needs to be done. But we need to start and work through the ideas and make the changes. Otherwise government will become a larger and larger problem down the line in sucking way too much out of the productive sector of the economy. Bacon’s Rebellion has run many articles by me and others on ideas that can be taken to carve back government in a sensible, methodically and professional manner.

Thanks for your comments.

Comment on Controlling State Spending Can Start with These Ideas by Larry Dickenson

Larry Dickenson — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:44:03 +0000

Mike,
These are good ideas.
Yet my sense is that if fully implemented, they would only make a minimal impact on the current deficit amount. It seems the elephant in the room is actually “us”. We want the governments, local, state and federal, to do more than we are willing to fund through taxes and our elected officials at all levels are unwilling to say plainly, “you can’t have it”.
How do we get past this?

Comment on Cultivating Creativity by Creativity in Education

Creativity in Education — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:26:55 +0000

In the business world, creativity = innovation. Business Week last month had a article discussing how companies with formal innovation processes or reward programs had fewer innovations or patents than companies that did not. Of course, the article is probably biased towards larger companies that have thousands of complacent, risk-averse employees and the resources to build a corporate innovation program. Smaller companies, trying to differentiate, may have a better hand at innovation.

I do see similar parallels between schools and businesses as far as creativity/innovation is concerned.

John

Comment on Mountain Women Die Younger by Garry

Garry — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:20:25 +0000

Come on Peter, you’re better than this. You isolate an extreme case of poor dietary habits brought on by a cultural laissex-faire, and extrapolate that into an argument for government-run health insurance? Nonsense. There is no guarantee — in fact, the evidence to the contrary is abundant — that putting the government in charge of health care WOULD NOT decrease the health risks faced by poor people. Whatever the imperfections of the private market, your kneejerk inclination to shout “more government” is both shortsighted and fails to address the fundamental problem: cultural habits that beget poor life choices.

Your argument conjures up the adage about trying to teach a dog to talk simply by shouting at it long enough.

Comment on A New Approach to Criminal Justice Reform by william williamson

william williamson — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:02:09 +0000

Could you please cite sources for your article. It’s a wonderful piece but where are you pulling your facts from? Sorry for the criticism, and thank you for your time.

Comment on Sticking-up for Judge Dillon by Gerrie Smith

Gerrie Smith — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:22:19 +0000

Thank goodness for the Dillon rule. It is often misrepresented by groups like the League of Liberal Women Vipers–or whatever moniker they adopt. Thanks for the insights into this provision.

The Dillion Rule does not prevent implementation of measures popular by citizens. Simply, voters need to support state representation reflective of their views. As a resident of Fairfax County, I dread the day should this protection be repealed.

Comment on Virginia Needs a 21st Century Energy Plan-NOW by Gerrie Smith

Gerrie Smith — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:03:04 +0000

Thanks for the insights on energy policy & production. Conservation & innovation will assist in promoting a better energy policy, but may ultimately prove to be insufficnet to meet the needs of our Commonwealth.

The ‘green jobs’ scenario seems to be proving to be a bogus & costly misadventure, as the fraud of carbon-based global warming has been exposed as a vast hoax. Accordingly, further thought on these initatives appears to be warranted.

Hardening the electrical grid, a costly undertaking, is required to upgrade & protect the system, but off-shore drilling, as well as clean coal & nuclear power must be part of a dynamic paradyme, in my view. Fortunately, the VA senate recently passed an off-shore drilling initative. This is a good start for the McDonnell administration.

Thanks for your work on energy issues. Your articles are insightful, interesting & informative.