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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (116529)	10/28/2011 2:54:13 PM
From: joseffy	2 Recommendations Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 224737

Occupy Madison Loses Permit Because Protesters were "Publicly Masturbating" ........................................................................................................................................... 10/27/2011 punditpress.com Occupy Madison has temporarily been denied an extension in their protesting permit. City officials cited several specific reasons for their decision. The most notable was repeated complains from a nearby hotel, which stated that protesters were "publicly masturbating" in full view of passersby. The city also cited health violations because the group had "no restrooms," implying that the protesters may have been defecating in public as well.

To: lorne who wrote (116529)	10/28/2011 3:07:18 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224737

This is the same "Justice" Department that dropped the case against the New Black Panthers who threatened white voters at a Philadelphia voting site in the 2008 election even though the New Black Panthers had not defended themselves and had already lost the case.

To: lorne who wrote (116529)	10/28/2011 3:14:32 PM
From: joseffy	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224737

Open Range: The Solyndra of Broadband ................................................................................................................ Friday, October 28, 2011 digitalliberty.net As if we needed another reminder that the free market is no place for big government, along comes another government loan failure—Open Range. This Greenville, Colorado company received $267 million in federal loan guarantees from the Department of Agriculture in an effort to bring broadband service to unserved or underserved rural areas. Along the same vein as Solyndra, Open Range was purported to provide cutting-edge technology, but worked under an extremely questionable business model. In early October, Open Range declared bankruptcy, leaving taxpayers to foot a $74 million bill for unpaid loans. The government picking winners and losers in the broadband market through federal loan guarantees is nothing new. The USDA’s Rural Utilities Service program (RUS) has long been extremely duplicative and inefficient. In a recent study, researchers at Navigant Economics found that 85% of homes serviced through the RUS already had access to three or more broadband services. In one region of Montana, expanding broadband to unserved households through the RUS cost $7 million…per house. It should be evident to the government that gambling with taxpayer dollars on risky endeavors is not a fruitful venture. Allowing the free market to sort out winners and losers is not only more cost-efficient, but it provides better results. After the fiascoes of Open Range and Solyndra, it would be prudent of the government to step back from growing industries and allow them to develop organically.