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  • Re: even when we win, we lose

    I'm not sure which state you're talking about, but I dug up this gem:[quote]Parochial and private schools are expected to observe Texas Week, the week of March 2. Tex. Civ. Stat. Art. 6144a.[/quote]I don't remember the local public schools doing any such thing. On a side note, it seems that archive was last updated nine years ago.
    Posted to General (Forum) by BioTube on Sat, Apr 4 2009
  • Re: What is anarchy?

    [quote]Its funny to me that, in the history books, anarchy is always referred to as periods of intense civil war, "and the state descended into anarchy." Why do you suppose that is?[/quote]Because there ceases to be a recognized government. Of course, generally the people who pull down the state fight each other to make a new one, hence the
    Posted to Political Theory (Forum) by BioTube on Sat, Apr 4 2009
  • Re: Transition into Free market, how?

    Parks would probably be best handled by taking the existing infrastructure and spinning it off into a private company(or several). Since this company's sole product would be the enjoyment of parkland, it stands a reasonable chance of staying pricetine.
    Posted to Political Theory (Forum) by BioTube on Sat, Apr 4 2009
  • Re: A question about the involuntary nature of government

    So long as a majority does not actively hate the state, that is enough. States that actively depend on force(most despots) to maintain themselves soon fall.
    Posted to Political Theory (Forum) by BioTube on Sat, Apr 4 2009
  • Re: Ideas on how the postal service would have been better if the US government did not interviene

    I'm pretty sure UPS and Fedex don't do Saturday delivery, whereas the USPS must deliver six days a week. The mail vans you speak of ARE custom designed, but they're also the only legal right-hand drive vehicle I know of(they were also designed to be fuel efficient); USPS is also moving to fewer routes serviced by larger vans. Also, remember
    Posted to General (Forum) by BioTube on Fri, Apr 3 2009
  • Re: Sell the Roads!

    My only objection to this is the fact that the roads were built with taxpayer money - the risk is borne by the public, while the company just takes on a money fount. The big stink here in Texas was almost entirely over the fact that partially and totally completed roads were made tollways. I have no objection to toll or private roads, but they should
    Posted to Current Events (Forum) by BioTube on Wed, Apr 1 2009
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