Posted on 09/08/2004 8:05:04 AM PDT by Servant of the 9
How dare you question my patriotism!
;-)
Sowell is a libertarian. Large numbers of freepers hate libertartians. Many here hate Sowell, except when he says what they want to hear.
No way. That's not true at all. Sowell is a conservative libertarian. I guess you call it a small "l" libertarian. He is not the same senseless, aimless, mindless, free-for-all, anarchist libertarian that we see around here. If you read him regularly you know that. And all FReepers everywhere like Sowell. I've never seen him bashed here. Some of us might disagree from time to time (rarely), but that's it. NO ONE HATES SOWELL!
I don't understand why victims of the '93 Flood weren't allowed to rebuild in known flood plains but hurricane victims are allowed to rebuild in known areas of hurricane activity.
Why the weather double standard?
cause waterfront homes are so romantic....everyone dreams of having one!
Private Insurance is voluntary, as are mortgages and cars.
So9
Sowell's point is that the "realities" would change if we would phase out the current policy of throwing taxpayer money to bail out poor judgment.
Note that he says, "phase out." That means we would not abandon people in dire straits today.
But it does mean we would say: This is the LAST time you can expect the government to throw money at you for your own poor decisions.
Good to see you take time out of your busy schedule to personally attack the poster instead of discussing the issue at hand. Of course since you can't defend the fact that Republican compassionate conservatism looks very much like Democratic big government I wouldn't expect any less from you. Have a good day
Ummmm, that's how I typed it.
He is not the same senseless, aimless, mindless, free-for-all, anarchist libertarian that we see around here.
Name them.
If you read him regularly you know that.
I know him.
I've never seen him bashed here.
I guess you don't get out much.
NO ONE HATES SOWELL!
Speaking for oneself is usually a good thing.
Hey, I'm not the one who back in May said the "I'm taking my dollies and going home" part.
Besides, you're doing your typical, "I'm a conservative, you are not" bit with your post.
Aren't there lots of houses in Florida that have survived numerous hurricanes?
I think the problem is poor construction quality and home buyers who don't think through what they're buying.
There are homes on Key West that are over 100 years old, and still standing despite all the hurricanes.
i'll bet that given a decent budget, I could create a Florida waterfront home that would withstand anything nature cares to throw at it.
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Another big government FReeper. Can you show me the article in the Constitution that empowers the government to do such a thing?
I don't think you read his sentence and absorbed it in full. :-) "Hurricanes in California, earthquakes in Florida." Get it now? :-)
Okay, one senseless, aimless, free-for-all, anarchist libertarian is tpaine. There are a bunch of others, but I hate to name names. I think tpaine will wear the badge proudly. No one is running him out, but he is no Thomas Sowell.
Alright, I misspoke when I said "no one hates Sowell." Liberals hate the guy. I have hung out in FR for quite some time and I have never seen a lack of respect for Sowell around here. Why are you so mad? The moderator already said the post was pulled because it was a duplicate. I think every column Sowell has written since FR was founded has probably been posted here. No one is going around deleting Sowell columns. That's a crazy, paranoid charge.
Also....Sowell is a Bush supporter. There is no possible way he will not support Bush. He does not approve of everything Bush does, but he is a big believer in voting for the best VIABLE candidate. He is not a 3rd party guy. He has supported a wide range of candidates from Gov' Arnold to Senate candidate Keyes. His comments would not be deleted around here for political incorrectness.
Bump for later reading.
No more than usual. I'm a curmudgeon. That's what I do. I do what I'm good at. Don't you know me yet? LOL
I think tpaine will wear the badge proudly. No one is running him out, but he is no Thomas Sowell.
On that we agree. But I don't think he is as crazy as you describe.
Why are you so mad? The moderator already said the post was pulled because it was a duplicate.
I'm not mad and I have never addressed why the thread was pulled.
No one is going around deleting Sowell columns. That's a crazy, paranoid charge.
I'm glad I didn't make it.
Along the gulf coast (Texas to Alabama, or just about) the soil is “gumbo.” It has a lot of clay in it. It is like concrete when it is dry, but turns into something resembling chocolate pudding when it gets wet. It expands a lot when it gets wet and shrinks/cracks/contracts a lot when it dries. Building on a slab isn’t the best idea (though they still do it). Most older homes are built up 18” – 3’ on piers. You can’t really build a brick/stone home like that.
At the very least you’d have to pour a footing for the brick/stone to rest on and you’re going to have nothing but problems with it settling.
Also, the entire Gulf coast area doesn’t have a single rock anywhere, so any stone you use is going to have to be imported from somewhere.
In northwestern Florida they used to build cinderblock houses, but the soil was more sandy there and they didn't have so many problems with the ground settling.
Please reference that.
He does not approve of everything Bush does,
That is an understatement.
but he is a big believer in voting for the best VIABLE candidate.
Again, please reference that.
He is not a 3rd party guy.
Never said he was, but I have seen him avoid the question many times on his politics, so I'm curious where you get the info.
Disaster releif should be a state, not federal, function. Everyone knows; floods along rivers, hurricanes in Florida & Gulf states, tornadoes in midwest, snow & cold in upper midwest, earthquakes & fires in California. Those that take the risk of natural disaster should bear the costs.
I get my info from his columns. He wrote many supportive Bush columns during the 2000 campaign. He hasn't said "vote for Bush" this time around, but everything he says points to his support of the Republican candidate. Read his columns regarding the conventions. He openly supported Arnorld and now supports Keyes. These two guys are not the same. His reason for supporting Arnold had to do with viability. Arnold could win and he was better than Davis. You can read his reason for supporting Keyes at Townhall.com. It was a recent column -- in fact, two of them.
No, what "we" should do is stop subsidizing stupidity. They can move themselves out once the gravy train no longer stops in their town.
Of course, the downside is that other parts of the country would then be inflicted with old, crotchety, leftist New Yorkers with atrocious, ear-splitting accents. Who can't drive.
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