AMo wrote:
Dear Anonymous:

Were it only so simple.

Of course there are examples of federal AND state programs that have been either flawed or outright failures. And the fact that the feds sometimes fail does not mean that the states can address the problems more effectively. But let's look at history. Prior to the federal programs set up during the New Deal, our economy swung wildly, between boom and bust.

Read up on the depressions of 1873, 1893 and the crash of 1927. Only through federal intervention and Keynsian economics, were we able to avoid the mass unemployment and disruption that previously plagued our business cycle. The states individually could not have done anything to manage the national economy.

Look at social security and medicare. These programs reduced poverty dramatically. It was only through a national approach that this happened. I could go on. Look at what the EPA has been able to accomplish. These are national problems that require national solutions.

The old states rights approach that you propose was a complete failure when it came to civil rights, workers safety etc. etc. And for a very simple reason. Left to their own devices, not all states will protect the environment or worker safety and will "race to the bottom" to attract corporate investment -- a problem we have now and would only be made worse by less federal involvement.

AMo wrote:
I think Ron Paul supporters need to understand that what he proposes is a return to a Hobbesian world where it's every man for himself. He proposes that somehow, the free market will deal with poverty, health and global warming better than the government can. His supporters should look to see if there's ANY historical basis for such a belief. Once they do so, they'll inevitably come to the conclusion that there is none.

grovester wrote:
Also, be careful of them renewing you for 11 months only.

For example, I moved to JC in September a few years ago.

The next year, I got a renewal application in August, so I sent it in by the end of August (I was worried about forgetting.) My new sticker said August.

The next year, I waited until August to mail in my sticker so that I would get another August, not a July. And guess what, I got July anyway.

That sticker should be good for a year, not 11 months. Any way to rip you off. You think about it, after 12 years, they'll have made another $15 or whatever off you. (And 12 years from now it'll be more than $15, I guarantee that.)

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Vigilante wrote:
He looks creepy. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

So do you Vigilante, but at least he's doing something to benefit us all. What are you doing besides taking up air?

Typical liberal condescension.

The left-wing wacko Kucinich has snowball's chance in hell.

Go GOP!

A Chevy Tahoe takes up almost twice as much space as a Honda Civic, yet the city is doing nothing to discourage drivers from parking oversized vehicles on the street.

CapnJon wrote:
i think we should take this little prick and all his spineless buddies and line them up and let us throw bricks at them.

this makes me so angry. arrest his parents.