Comments on: No Planning http://cafehayek.com/2008/09/no-planning.html where orders emerge Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rudy http://cafehayek.com/2008/09/no-planning.html/comment-page-1#comment-29719 Rudy Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:11:55 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3072#comment-29719 <p>Paul,</p> <p>Right on, T. Boone, from what I understand, does have a vested interest in some of the issues he wants us all to ´join in on.´ </p> Paul,

Right on, T. Boone, from what I understand, does have a vested interest in some of the issues he wants us all to ´join in on.´

]]> By: PaulD http://cafehayek.com/2008/09/no-planning.html/comment-page-1#comment-29718 PaulD Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:52:09 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3072#comment-29718 <p> If T. Boone Pickens wants to invest his own money in his energy plan and persuade other investors to join him, I'm all for that. But I suspect he wants to the government to parnter with him with direct subsidies and tax breaks. That's "picken" my pocket and I'm against it. </p> If T. Boone Pickens wants to invest his own money in his energy plan and persuade other investors to join him, I'm all for that. But I suspect he wants to the government to parnter with him with direct subsidies and tax breaks. That's "picken" my pocket and I'm against it.

]]> By: Russell Nelson http://cafehayek.com/2008/09/no-planning.html/comment-page-1#comment-29717 Russell Nelson Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:24:14 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3072#comment-29717 <p>The Town of Potsdam Planning Board approved a transfer station last night. They're going to force him to build a 10' chain link fence around the station. Rationale? To keep the trash from blowing onto other people's property. Of course, none of the other transfer stations in this or nearby counties actually HAVE this problem. Instead, they have low stock fences, or split rail fences.</p> <p>Thank *GOD* that SOMEBODY is planning these things out!</p> <p>(Of course, the NYS-DEC already prohibits transfer stations from leaking trash, so it's pointless. It'll cost $120,000, but it's pointless. You can imagine how livid the builder is, after two years of waiting for his building permit.)<br /> </p> The Town of Potsdam Planning Board approved a transfer station last night. They're going to force him to build a 10' chain link fence around the station. Rationale? To keep the trash from blowing onto other people's property. Of course, none of the other transfer stations in this or nearby counties actually HAVE this problem. Instead, they have low stock fences, or split rail fences.

Thank *GOD* that SOMEBODY is planning these things out!

(Of course, the NYS-DEC already prohibits transfer stations from leaking trash, so it's pointless. It'll cost $120,000, but it's pointless. You can imagine how livid the builder is, after two years of waiting for his building permit.)

]]> By: Methinks http://cafehayek.com/2008/09/no-planning.html/comment-page-1#comment-29716 Methinks Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:10:55 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3072#comment-29716 <p><i>...the better approach is to point out all the ways that the government has messed things up (e.g., the ethanol mess) and make your plan getting rid of those things. It's no wonder that the areas which are the most messed up are also the most regulated.</i></p> <p>I agree with the last sentence. Unfortunately, you suggestion has been tried to no avail. I don't know anyone on either the right or the left who supports either ethanol or farm subsidies and all have been ceaselessly pointing out the folly of these programs. Yet, they persist. D.A.R.E. (the stop drug use program in schools) has proven to be a colossal waste of money. Yet, there's no move to cut funding to this program while moaning and whining about lack of funds for this or that necessity persists (including about cutting music and sports - the two activities that actually have been shown to reduce drug use among kids). Oh, we could go on all day. Not doing anything is never politically compelling. Until we have a constitution which prevents government meddling, we're compelled to live with this rubbish.</p> …the better approach is to point out all the ways that the government has messed things up (e.g., the ethanol mess) and make your plan getting rid of those things. It's no wonder that the areas which are the most messed up are also the most regulated.

I agree with the last sentence. Unfortunately, you suggestion has been tried to no avail. I don't know anyone on either the right or the left who supports either ethanol or farm subsidies and all have been ceaselessly pointing out the folly of these programs. Yet, they persist. D.A.R.E. (the stop drug use program in schools) has proven to be a colossal waste of money. Yet, there's no move to cut funding to this program while moaning and whining about lack of funds for this or that necessity persists (including about cutting music and sports – the two activities that actually have been shown to reduce drug use among kids). Oh, we could go on all day. Not doing anything is never politically compelling. Until we have a constitution which prevents government meddling, we're compelled to live with this rubbish.

]]> By: SteveO http://cafehayek.com/2008/09/no-planning.html/comment-page-1#comment-29715 SteveO Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:01:12 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3072#comment-29715 <p>More rent-seekers show up at the trough. Pickens saw how the agri-ethanol rent-seekers made out and said "damn, why didn't I think of that. Oh well, still plenty left for second in line."</p> More rent-seekers show up at the trough. Pickens saw how the agri-ethanol rent-seekers made out and said "damn, why didn't I think of that. Oh well, still plenty left for second in line."

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