By what measure? Unemployment was still in the high teens by the late 30s, and the Dow hadn't even close to rebounded by then, either. (Friday Sep 26 | post #13)
Great work, Kingsley. Nice to know there are a few of us "old school" conservatives (fighting the good fight against government expansionism in all its many forms) still left. I'm never a fan of including links in responses, but Mises Institute, a libertarian think tank, posted a very interesting article this past Thursday regarding the supply/demand economics of drug decriminalization: http://www.mises.o rg/story/3051 (Aug 16, 2008 | post #12)
Imagine that: Libraries are cool again
Apparently the Sentinel editorial board believes that the services provided by the Broward and Palm Beach county library systems, which cost the taxpayers of those counties $67 million and $56 million, respectively, are somehow "free." Look behind the curtain for once, Sentinel. (Aug 16, 2008 | post #1)
Amendment 7 a real leap of faith
Your use of "allegedly " is certainly an insinuation that the President is still a hard drinker. With nothing to substantiate that remark, that is a low, baseless and scurrilous ad hominem attack. While disagreeing with policy is one thing, implying that someone is a drunk - particularly in an effort to discredit that person - goes beyond the pale. Shame on you. (Aug 3, 2008 | post #1)
Palm Beach County sheriff says no to campaign contributions fro...
Agreed. If he had significant competition, he'd take every last cent he could from them. (Jul 13, 2008 | post #23)
Trolley routes may face reduced run times due to budget cuts
$336,814 cost / 8,946 riders = $37.50 cost per rider to travel across Boynton That's unconscionably ineffective. (Jul 7, 2008 | post #19)
Trolley routes may face reduced run times due to budget cuts
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I might not believe it: in one sentence, it costs $336,814; the next, it's free. Apparently Sentinel writers are now drinking the government sponsored Kool-Aid and would have us believe that a "service " (I use that term loosely) that costs taxpayers over $336K is somehow free. (Jul 7, 2008 | post #18)
Safe Haven Law would have been a godsend in this case
Yet another backwardly written opinion piece by the Sentinel editorial board. With a headline of "Safe Haven Law would have been a godsend in this case," we're implicitly led to believe (1) Florida has no Safe Haven Law, and (2) enacting said law would have somehow prevented the child from being thrown in the garbage. Lo and behold, in the fifth paragraph, we get the following: "The Save Haven Law — all 50 states have some version of the abandoned baby law." So apparently Florida does have a Safe Haven Law. Excellent writing (this is a sarcastic comment). Given the quality (or lack thereof) of the opinions expressed by the Sentinel lately, if I actually paid to get this paper, I'd want a refund. (Jul 7, 2008 | post #4)
Palm Beach County seeks to curtail firefighter raises
Look, with the exception of a few posters, I think most of us agree that we do not want to see the level of service cut in any way. With that argument out of the way, I think it is imperative that it is understood by the Union and management that to continue of the path of 5%+ raises and a workforce in which 25% of employees make $100K+ in base salary alone is absolute folly. A familiar refrain for many of the posters seems to be that salary should be based on (a) perceived risk and (b) perceived value. This argument flies in the face of conventional wisdom and simple supply and demand economics. If perceived risk (e.g., fighting fires, treating sick/injured patients) was the basis of one's salary, than a corporal serving in Iraq or Afghanistan should rightly earn somewhere in the neighborhood of, oh I don't know, $1 million yearly. Likewise, if perceived value ("you wouldn't be complaining about how much firefighters made if one had to treat your injured child") was the basis of determining monetary worth, than we could all agree that the price of water would approach the infinite if we were dying of thirst in the desert. Local water utilities do not base their per gallon rates on the perceived value of water in crisis conditions, and neither should we base how much we pay any government employee on his or her perceived value. Clearly, neither of these two should be nor are the basis of salary. However, couple an incredibly strong and politically connected union with an apparently weak-willed management, and you have these two factors somehow combining to act as determining factors in salary negotiations. Most fire/EMS agencies have waiting lists of qualified applicants that run in the hundreds. It makes little sense, then to pay above market rates. When demand for a certain job far exceeds supply, wages should naturally be allowed to level off and equalize. It is also curious that most folks are not thinking about the obvious - given a fixed budget for personnel costs, the less that is paid per employee, the more employees can be on the payroll. With public safety being paramount, should those 300 employees who make $100K+/year in base salary simply take a $5,000 cut each, we'd have $1.5 million to spend to hire ADDITIONAL firefighters. I know that won't happen, but it's critical to think out of the box at this time. Unfortunately, until the Union and its membership realize that from the public's perspective, it's nothing personal (just trying to make sure our tax dollars are used as effectively as possible), we're going to have these types of debates. (Jul 7, 2008 | post #238)
Liberal-socialist Democrats always want to tax 'big business'
So you start off with a thinly veiled ad hominem attack? Classy. Regardless, sure Iraq can backslide. Petraeus openly admitted to that recently. I'm not arguing that; however, you'd have to have blinders on not to see the progress that's been made there in the past year. One very significant difference between Vietnam and Iraq is that the South Vietnamese (at least the general populace), at the end, were indifferent to the North's takeover. In Iraq, we have dovetailing with the surge the Sunni Awakening, wherein Iraqi citizens are stating to take the lead in insurgent operations and local policing efforts. There was never anything remotely similar to that in Vietnam, because, for the most part, the North wasn't viewed as the outsider, particularly at the end. In Iraq, to be sure, coalition forces, particularly Americans, were viewed as invaders initially. But as the daily onslaught of murders and maimings from so-called "insurgents " (mostly foreign terrorists) piled up, we've seen a clear backlash against the jihadists. It will continue to be a struggle, but even the most strident anti-war protester would have to agree the situation has turned around remarkably. (Jul 1, 2008 | post #65)
Royal Palm Beach one of few making bike lanes a priority
I figured his long standing hate of what he terms "auto vehicles" (what must of us simply refer to as "cars") somehow stemmed from watching Transformers one too many times. (Jun 30, 2008 | post #71)
Liberal-socialist Democrats always want to tax 'big business'
Right, so an 80% decrease in overall attacks, a 70% decrease in roadside bomb attacks, an 85% increase in the amount of recovered weapons caches, terrorists' own admittance of a 94% decline in operational ability and a nascent democratically elected government does not equate to winning in your opinion? I'd love to see your definition of losing in Iraq. (Jun 30, 2008 | post #42)
Royal Palm Beach one of few making bike lanes a priority
I just wanted to let you know that I went through all your posts (it was painful, believe me), and through all the nonsense, you seemed to advocate replacing cars with buses and taxis. Brilliant. I know you'll immediately post with some long-winded response about how you meant using rail, etc., but I just wanted to let you know your incessant ranting and lack of any novel ideas does not do win many folks over. You've already been (for lack of a better term) b*tch slapped by Mark_2100 and Informed Consumer. I'd quit posting if I were you. (Jun 30, 2008 | post #52)
Royal Palm Beach one of few making bike lanes a priority
Please don't tell me the County actually has a job title called "Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator." (Jun 30, 2008 | post #16)
Great story of overcoming adversity. We'll be cheering you and your fellow Americans on, Sgt. Leon. (Jun 30, 2008 | post #1)
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