GOVEROTRAGEOUS: Set Puerto Rico free

Friday, May 27, 2016

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2016/05/save-puerto-rico-by-setting-island-free.html

TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2016
Save Puerto Rico by Setting the Island Free!
By Veronique de Rugy and Tad DeHaven 

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There’s an old saying about raising children that “healthy birds fly away from the nest.” Applying this concept to territories of the United States, it may be time to consider setting a timetable for Puerto Rican independence as part of any effort by federal policymakers to help the beleaguered island regain its financial health.

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It’s time to set free the USA’s “colonies” — Puerto Rico, Guam, Hawaii, Alaska, and anybody else.

Puerto Rico’s problems are partly of their own doing and partly Washington’s.

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/280982-ryan-secures-big-win-with-bipartisan-puerto-rico-deal

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Ryan secures big win with bipartisan Puerto Rico deal

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And, the débâcle will continue.

Give PR a fresh start and let them find their own way.

We’ll all be better off. 

The USA can’t afford the luxury of “high living” off the backs of the Taxpayer class.

Argh!

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INOVATION: Changing memes about housing

Thursday, May 26, 2016

https://medium.com/@PaulBromford/tiny-homes-wiki-houses-and-co-living-the-future-of-housing-isnt-more-of-the-same-268a67a604e7#.au9q5vsgk

Tiny Homes, Wiki Houses and Co-Living: The Future of Housing Isn’t More of the Same

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It’s some way off yet — but we are on a road leading to low cost 3D printing and self-manufacture:

* A road where homes need to be endlessly adapted and customized for individual need.

* A road where underutilized spaces will need to be repurposed for a sharing economy.

* A road where the cars themselves may be driverless.

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Everything IS changing and we have to adapt.

One of the biggest Information Technology challenges I faced was the “legacy infrastructure”.

All plans had to transition from where one is to where you want to be. 

Can’t throw it all away. Not because of the sunk costs — they’re just gone, but one rarely has the budget to completely replace it. As a matter of fact, the biggest disaster I ever saw was from an attempt to do that “replace everything”.

So, housing and travel have to adapt to the new realities of life. 

Will there come a time when humans once again stay with a few miles of home and work?

Interesting concept to think about?

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald needs a pink slip

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/05/23/va-secretary-disney-doesnt-measure-wait-times-so-why-should-va.html?intcmp=hplnws

VETERANS
VA secretary: Disney doesn’t measure wait times, so why should VA?
By Sarah Westwood  Published May 23, 2016

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Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald on Monday compared the length of time veterans wait to receive health care at the VA to the length of time people wait for rides at Disneyland, and said his agency shouldn’t use wait times as a measure of success because Disney doesn’t either.

“When you got to Disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line? Or what’s important? What’s important is, what’s your satisfaction with the experience?” McDonald said Monday during a Christian Science Monitor breakfast with reporters. “And what I would like to move to, eventually, is that kind of measure.”

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Argh!

You MUST be kidding me.

How tone deaf can a bureaucrat be?

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RANT: Found something worse than TSA, Mexican Immigration, USA Customs, and USA Immigration

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Went to Cancun, actually Playa Del Carmen, from EWR.

TSA 15 minute wait. Everyone was pleasant and efficient.

Mexican Immigration 5 minute wait. Everyone was pleasant and efficient.

Coming home, ditto. Couldn’t have been better.

However the private free market screwed up royally.

Have Lomas Travel for the transfer from Cancun to the hotel. Waited in the sun 90 minutes while they fumbled and bumbled to arrange a ride. Argh!

Arrives at the Hotel (Sandos Playa something). Waited 30 minutes to check in. I was next in line the whole time. There were three clerks checking in: one couple, one trio, and one quartet. In that 30 minutes, the mob gathered. There was no line aka queue. No one much gave a <synonym for excrement>. Argh!

I have some other rants about the hotel — like they don’t give you a map of the property — or explain that the internal shuttle stops running at 11PM and it’s a big place — the room arragnements for the group were screwed up for everyone . But those were minor in comparison.

Argh!

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: Shouldn’t confiscated motorcycles be sold?

Monday, May 23, 2016

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/05/17/nypd-crushes-dozens-confiscated-motorcycles-live-on-facebook/?intcmp=hpff

NYPD crushes dozens of confiscated motorcycles live on Facebook
Published May 17, 2016 FoxNews.comFacebook

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The New York City Police Department “crushed it” on the internet on Tuesday.

So said NYPD Commissioner William Bratton, who oversaw a Facebook Live broadcast of the destruction of a few dozen off-road motorcycles and ATVs, that were confiscated for being illegally operated on city streets.

The hashtag? #UseItAndLoseIt

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Several suggested that they should have been resold to raise money for the city, or donated to charity, instead.

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Argh!

The arrogance and stupidity of politicians and bureaucrats on full display.

How does this help anything?

The waste reminds me of BHO’s “cash for clunkers” that raised the cost of used cars and hurt everyone. 

Leaving aside the “theft of private property” for the “crime” of using the taxpayer paid for streets, how does the size of the crime match the punishment.

Argh!

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RANT: Is “global warming” today’s version of the 1970’s “global cooling”?

Sunday, May 22, 2016

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/05/butler-shaffer/state-enforces-idea-doubt/

The Benefits of Global Warming
By Butler Shaffer
May 21, 2016

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Religious dogmas can find their roots in scientific as well as theological thinking. Questioning either the “intelligent design” or “big bang” explanations for the origins of the universe can evoke angry responses from true-believers on either side of the issue. In the case of the High-Church Warmingists, a verifiable fact (i.e., increased temperature) is merged with an empirically unfounded assertion (i.e., human activity is the causal explanation) to provide true believers the rationale for their rule over mankind. Those who deny this article of faith are targeted for dismissal in academia and even televised weather shows.

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It’s all about the “rule over mankind”.

Like the “High Priests” of old, it’s nice to have job where you don’t sweat and live high on the hog.

Of course, those who live too high on the hog at the expense of the rabble, soon find themselves on the guillotine.

Wonder when the rabble will revolt against the Hollywood “stars”, politicians, and bureaucrats?

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TECHNOLOGY: United Wifi “aint”

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Have to buy it as 4$/hour.

We’re currently  out of coverage

We are outside of the coverage area or are experiencing difficulties with our connection. You can continue to access the United Wi-Fi home page, including our personal device entertainment options, and watch for notification when the system reconnects. Internet service is available over the continental U.S.

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POLITICAL: The end of the road for free speech

Friday, May 20, 2016

2016-May-18

Shame on the U.S. Supreme Court for Making a Mockery of the First Amendment
By John W. Whitehead
The Rutherford Institute
May 18, 2016

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No wonder interactions with politicians have become increasingly manufactured and distant in recent decades. The powers-that-be wants us kept at a distance. Press conferences and televised speeches now largely take the place of face-to-face interaction with constituents. Elected officials keep voters at arms-length through the use of electronic meetings and ticketed events. And there has been an increased use of so-called “free speech zones,” designated areas for expressive activity used to corral and block protestors at political events from interacting with public officials. Both the Democratic and Republican parties have used “free speech zones” at various conventions to mute any and all criticism of their policies and likely will do so again this year.

We’re nearing the end of the road for free speech and freedom in general, folks.

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Argh!

The politicians and bureaucrats don’t want to be bothered by the rabble!

Gooferment censorship leads to self-censorship.

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No wonder interactions with politicians have become increasingly manufactured and distant in recent decades. The powers-that-be wants us kept at a distance. Press conferences and televised speeches now largely take the place of face-to-face interaction with constituents. Elected officials keep voters at arms-length through the use of electronic meetings and ticketed events. And there has been an increased use of so-called “free speech zones,” designated areas for expressive activity used to corral and block protestors at political events from interacting with public officials. Both the Democratic and Republican parties have used “free speech zones” at various conventions to mute any and all criticism of their policies and likely will do so again this year.

We’re nearing the end of the road for free speech and freedom in general, folks.

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: End the TSA

Thursday, May 19, 2016

http://www.jasonstapleton.com/examining-the-tsa-why-government-fails-at-everything/

Examining the TSA. Why Government Fails at Everything
By Jason Stapleton –  May 16, 2016

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If you’ve been watching the news recently, you’ve not doubt seen the long lines of travelers waiting hours to pass through TSA checkpoints. According to a recent article, more than 4,000 people have missed flights due to delays caused by the TSA.

So why does TSA do such a poor job at its primary function? Simply put, because it’s government.

It turns out the TSA his a top-heavy, bureaucratic, administrative nightmare. The do everything poorly. The recruit poorly, they train poorly, and they perform poorly.

And what do we get for our long lines and humorless security providers? Not much it turns out. When the TSA did its own internal audit recently over 97% of the contraband made it through TSA screenings.

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The answer is simple.

End the TSA.

We can NOT afford “security theater”.

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RANT: Anyone following the “news”?

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Seems like a lot of folks are registering to vote in New Jersey or switching parties.

Could this be the “groundswell” of all those people who never vote?

That could change the whole electoral political landscape.

I think it may be the Libertains time.

Fiscally conservative with very small Gooferment and a classical liberal approach to social issues (i.e., myob).

If the USA survives, like the USSR, “big” is bad.

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