Archive for February, 2009

A thought on legislation vs. product

Posted February 9, 2009 By Landis V

This thought came to me the other day at work and I thought it worthy of sharing. It’s not thoroughly fleshed out, but I think the core idea stands on its own.

There is a problem in this country of looking too much at what the majority wants. If 33% of the population does not want something, that’s 110 million people. We need to be more product-oriented. Don’t legislate things that a significant minority doesn’t want, leave that to states or localities to determine if there is a staggeringly significant majority of their local constituents that desire it, or simply don’t legislate it at all. Make it a product, in that those who do want it can pursue it on their own or with a group of like-minded individuals. One of the most forgotten amendments is state’s rights.

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What would you do with 850% more money?

Posted February 7, 2009 By Landis V

Our current administration would burn it rather than give it to you. Twelve cents of every dollar in “stimulus” will do absolutely nothing to stimulate economic growth. Would you find a $5000 stimulus check, ~850% of last year’s $600 checks, worthwhile? Well, that’s probably not going to happen. But at least you can be happy in knowing nothing has changed in the Democratic party – spend, spend, spend, and let future generations deal with the bill.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123310466514522309.html

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