Comments on: Desperate state may sell Capitol buildings, others (1) http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/2009/07/29/desperate-state-may-sell-capitol-buildings-others-1/ Jack's Newswatch - You can fool some of the bears all of the time, and all of the bears some of the time, but you can not fool all of the bears all of the time — Jack's Newswatch Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:30:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: stageleft http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/2009/07/29/desperate-state-may-sell-capitol-buildings-others-1/#comment-2601 stageleft Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:47:17 +0000 http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/?p=3121#comment-2601 How much do you want to bet that the lack of political will for spending cuts includes a really significant lack of will to cutting their own expenses and perks... you know, doing things like selling the limo and riding the bus like others do when money gets tight, flying commercial instead of charter, turn out the lights at night, cut expense accounts, of maybe even take a cut in pay. You know, all the things governments everywhere are telling the people who pay their wages to do in these tought economic times. I wonder if they had a look at some of their nanny state laws (every jurisdiction has them) and said things like, "<em>ya know what, busting people for smoking a joint in their livingroom on the week-ends is costing us a fortune in enforcement, prosecution, and jail costs - lets leave the recreational pot smokers alone</em>". There's an endless list of useless laws and regulations in each and every (supposedly) democratic jurisdiction you can name that cost the state a fortune that if dropped would cut expenses considerably. How much do you want to bet that the lack of political will for spending cuts includes a really significant lack of will to cutting their own expenses and perks… you know, doing things like selling the limo and riding the bus like others do when money gets tight, flying commercial instead of charter, turn out the lights at night, cut expense accounts, of maybe even take a cut in pay.

You know, all the things governments everywhere are telling the people who pay their wages to do in these tought economic times.

I wonder if they had a look at some of their nanny state laws (every jurisdiction has them) and said things like, “ya know what, busting people for smoking a joint in their livingroom on the week-ends is costing us a fortune in enforcement, prosecution, and jail costs – lets leave the recreational pot smokers alone“.

There’s an endless list of useless laws and regulations in each and every (supposedly) democratic jurisdiction you can name that cost the state a fortune that if dropped would cut expenses considerably.

]]> By: hynd http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/2009/07/29/desperate-state-may-sell-capitol-buildings-others-1/#comment-2600 hynd Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:34:16 +0000 http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/?p=3121#comment-2600 Jack you are right there is a better option.  Stop spending money you do not have.  Stop supporting none citizens.  Contract the size of government, get out of what the private sector can do better and cheaper. Jack you are right there is a better option.  Stop spending money you do not have.  Stop supporting none citizens.  Contract the size of government, get out of what the private sector can do better and cheaper.

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