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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (20907)	7/28/2012 10:04:16 AM
From: Sdgla	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

Change for the single purpose of radical change achieves nothing. I think LB's mentor puts it perfectly : Conservatism is concerned with codifying past controls of property, the improvement of property, the protection of property, and the moral utilization of property. Start with with that as the root concept and grow from there.

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (20907)	7/28/2012 10:28:42 AM
From: Brumar89	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

Off the top of my head, I favor vouchers for school choice. That's a new concept, but one which is worth giving a try. Though I'm not sure how to get there, I like the idea of adjusting health insurance in the direction of coverage for large bills only. Right now, if people get the flu, their insurance covers their visit to a doctor. People really need insurance for things like cancer that is going to cost them a lot. If auto insurance covered things like oil changes, imagine how expensive it would be. That's a change from anything we've had in the past half century plus. I favor open carry laws for firearms, something we haven't had for over a century in most places. OK, there's three changes that would be radically different from the past. If I thought about it, I could come up with more. Those were off the top of my head. And they're all changes designed to maximize people's choices and liberty.