I'm pretty sure Boulder and Colorado Springs are pretty much polar opposites to a higher degree than Texas and California! It would essentially be like putting Cheech and Chong and the Pope in a van for a road trip.
Discuss the Tao of Cheech. I'll start:
First page, fourth post we've got a Nazi reference...
I'm going to go ahead and ignore the rest of your post because it's exactly the type of useless bickering I was hoping to avoid. I will just say this, and it will probably answer any other questions you have of me, I would tolerate a government that was firmly controlled by the letter (not the unending interpretation of the spirit) of the Constitution. But as far as me "enjoy[ing] government intervention when it meets your own particular moral test", you are incorrect. There is not a single service or product that the US government provides to me that could not be provided cheaper, better, and more efficiently by the private sector. If people want something, there will be somebody there to sell it to them...roads, education, police, arbitration, etc...and if the seller wishes to charge too much for their service, then the populace has the power to vote with their wallets.
You're right. The argument is pointless because although I agree with some of what you say, I get the impression you are one of these anarcho-capitalists, who as far as I know don't really even believe in the Constitution or Congress or courts or anything. If you believe in the free markets providing everything, including national defense, a court system, every single thing, then I don't know why you even bring up the Constitution, much of which is expressly antithetical to that point of view.
I'm pretty sure Boulder and Colorado Springs are pretty much polar opposites to a higher degree than Texas and California! It would essentially be like putting Cheech and Chong and the Pope in a van for a road trip.
There, I brought us back to religion
"Duuuuuddddeee."
I was just saying the differences in just the school populations (CU versus USAFA) was huge, let alone the actual towns. I was agreeing with you.
Origins of our country, thats exactly what roads consisted of. That's where the term 'turnpike' comes from, as roads were typ manned by sometimes nefarious companies who would allow paid passers thru by raising or turning the pike [edit: not a fish] which blocked the way. Actual origins are from BC biblical times. . .tied back to religion (kidding)
I guess it depends on the area. In IL (tollways only in northern IL) there are lots of "free" roads for commuters, but it will take you forever. The tollways are bumper to bumper traffic, but they are the most direct route and still shorter than the "free" roads.
I'm all for smaller government, but this ABSOLUTE statement is absurd if you mean to say the free market will always step in to provide services - and the fair market price will settle on what the demand is willing to pay the supply. There are just too many barriers to entry for many "services and products". And, really, are you saying you'd trust every government function to a private organization? What about the government itself? Oh... right... you're an anarchist - you don't need no stinkin' government!
I don't understand why it's wrong to say Mexicans prefer to eat beans and rice. They do.
I was getting lunch at the mall last weekend and was standing in line for chinese food. I looked over at the BBQ place to see a young chinese couple... Oh the irony!
