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The Liberals Of Today Don’t Remember The Lessons Of Yesterday

And it’s not their fault.  See, the Liberals of yesterday have grown up and become the Conservatives of today.

Our problem is that we keep having children who become Liberals for a short time before reaching full adulthood.

Now, to be sure, some of those kids become infatuated with the concept of Liberalism and make it a lifestyle, but by and large….our youth outgrow their Liberal tendencies nicely.

Which leads me to this point.

We know that the housing bubble lead to our current economic malaise.  AND we know what lead to the housing bubble.

The problem?  Yesterdays children don’t.

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Gentlmen, Start Your Engines! If You Have an Engine

China has massive problems.  They are growing too fast and can’t keep infrastructure up to the increasing demands.

They have limited families to 1 child.  And next on the “restricting block?”

Cars.

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More Government Nanny State Statism

They did it again.

Inn an effort to “do something” about a “problem” people have turned to legislators to “fix” the “problem”.

And, in this case, the problem is…….

Cribs.

Drop-side cribs to be specific.

Done.  Kahput.  Banned.

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Government Regulation and Licensing

I recently posted about my experience with plumbers and gutter guys.  I discovered that plumbers were horrible at communicating, showing up on time, being proactive and delivering.  Gutter guys, on the other hand, not only call ahead to confirm appointments, show up 5-10 minutes early and deliver quotes on time.  They also include the added benefit of bringing the beer.

Hard to beat.

Both professions are being hammered by the recession.  And you can make the argument that the gutter guy is hit harder; his is a discretionary expense.  Both need the work and as groups, should be equally motivated.  They weren’t.

My conclusion?

One is a licensed and regulated industry.  The other isn’t.

But isn’t government regulation necessary in certain industries?

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Knee Jerk Reaction Coming in 5-4-3….

A wedding, time for happiness and excitement.  Right?  Depends I guess, on who you do business with.

So, turns out that we have an incompetent or unethical businesswoman here in Raleigh:

Raleigh, N.C. — The owner of a north Raleigh bridal store says dozens of brides might never see the wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses for which they have already paid.

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Do We Need Government Regulation?

Can you imagine if the government didn’t ensure that milk was fresh?  Or eggs?

What if there were no safety standards for cars?  Or houses?

Can you imagine what the world would be like if we didn’t have the government looking out for us?

Well, it just might be better.

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You Had Me at “Hardly”. UNTIL…..

Well, until the last 14 words.

Then ya lost me.

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A Real Medical Care Solution

Remember the bad old days?  Back before AT&T was split up?  See, prior to 1984, the government required certain services from AT&T.  In exchange for providing these services, the government allowed AT&T to operate in a near monopoly.  [notice that without the government enacting certain regulations, AT&T would not have been able to construct such a monopoly on it’s own.]  After that divestiture, AT&T was forced to compete and guess what happened?

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