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One being the U.S Constitution
Civil Rights and the Rights to Liberty
The apledgence to the Falg says Liberty and Justice for all
That is not happening
The Media is hushing all Constitutional rights such as Freedom of Press
The Media is a Federal Criminal blocking the Peoples Rights
Did I read that right?
Where on earth did the OLD frontier "can do" spirit come from? Government?
Incredible, phony and rediculous thinking!
THIMK !
WHAT? My pay stub? That's their income? Forget it.
How about we take private sector bids on this.
How about we hire the best engineers in the world and let them plan something that will knock our socks off and that we can actually invest in and get a return on our money.
How about we DON'T use the central government planners who couldn't get a job anywhere else.
How about we don't do something that will indebt our great grandchildren and leave them with a tangled mess of transportation and communication nightmares.
- The most livable conditions
- The least traffic and pollution
- The longest life expectancy
- The most freedom
Apparently the people behind this study think those are problems that need to be cured by the federal government.
Look at all the things the federal government has "fixed"--crime, poverty, drugs, illegal immigration--and it's easy to see that when the government offers to fix something, you run the other way if you are wise.
Because this article says so, that's why. There ain't no other reason. And you bought into it.
The rest of us are sick of being told by government officials (exactly why are they "official? but I digress) telling us what's wrong with us and how they're going to fix us.
They have more likely than not CREATED the very problems they're trying to fix. That spells disaster. If a plumber floods your house are you going trust him to repair the damage?
Heard of I-Provo? Disaster.
Illegal immigration? Disaster.
Foreign Policy? Disaster.
Economic policy? Disaster.
This is not conspiracy talking. This is real world. Why on earth would an engineer work for the federal government when he can make ten times the salary in the private sector? BECAUSE HE'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO SURVIVE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR!
People work for the government when they're not smart enough to work for anyone else. Or when they're not brave enough.
Are those the people you want planning your country?
The government builds roads therefore private corporations cannot?!? Really?
Government has to contract with the road builders in the first place, so private corps are building them anyway! Get the government out of it. Why must officials be the middle man? They mustn't. That's the answer.
Think outside the box. Good grief. Stop thinking that the government is the solution and start thinking that it's the problem, cuz it is.
Think of better solutions. Think of the future of your children and grandchildren before you rack up another trillion in debt.
The West is the region with:
- The most livable conditions
KingM: What? According to whom? I live in Vermont and people up here might take issue with that. We have beautiful green mountains, no air pollution or traffic, wonderful schools (my kids have class sizes if ~12 students, go skiing on Fridays in Winter and learn foreign languages and music in public elementary school), and cute little towns. No billboards or suburban sprawl up here.
Confused: - The least traffic and pollution
KingM: Hah. That's funny. There's no traffic in SL and Utah Counties?
Confused: - The longest life expectancy
KingM: I've heard Utah does, but do the other Western states?
- The most freedom
KingM: Why? You guys have a different Constitution?
One problem I've found with some Utahns is that they think they've got the best of everything and anything. It doesn't matter if you're trying to convince them to put in a roundabout or make a sign ordinance, if it developed somewhere else they want nothing to do with it.
The world doesn't turn into a cesspool of filth and degradation the minute you hit the state line (Wendover notwithstanding).
If we did this, we would not need Federal Government coffers, and we wouldn't remain the colonies we are to the national government, and to all of the special interests who control it.
It was Big Oil. They bought and closed the privately owned railways. Then they lobbied Congress for the Interstate Highway System to sell cars. (A simple search on the Internet will confirm this.)
Same Big Oil folks that met privately w/VP Cheney to set the current oil policy. How are we liking it so far?
How are we liking it so far?
And what exactly is the private sector going to do? Rebuild a deteriorating infrastructure? On their own? Just let any company that wants to come in and build something do it. No government oversight? You know, as in the people we elect. As in our neighbors.
You want something to be messed up, bring in international companies to take care of the problem. I am sure that they will do what is best for the area and the people. Megacorp would never just come in and take the money they wanted with no regard to the damage and then blow town. No, megacorp, is very concerned about the welfare of the people, just look at their benevolent track record.
The Wasatch Front is not in the Southwest!