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To: Bilow who wrote (711616)	4/24/2013 1:20:00 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571714

>> And I've seen plenty of problems with zoning. Can't see why Democrats would argue that zoning is always a good thing. Democrats are supposed to be in favor of the little guy but zoning is a policy that is almost always enforced by the people in power against small guys. Exactly. As with eminent domain, there are trade-offs that have to be made if you're going to have progress. But it has to be kept reasonable. Tiny towns like West, TX generally have little, if any zoning -- because that's what they want. I live in the country -- 10-15 miles from anywhere -- and while I'm free from city influences, the price I pay is that if someone wants to build a hog farm next door I can't stop them. It is a trade I'm willing to make.

To: Bilow who wrote (711616)	4/24/2013 7:35:39 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571714

Typical totalitarian instinct is to make every (minor) tragedy into an excuse to give more power to the government. You think that what happened in Texas is a minor tragedy? Last I heard it's illegal to cause fatalities in the US by explosions without a license. If that didn't stop them, why should zoning laws stop them? Same with filling out the proper licenses for ammonium nitrate. There's that familiar argument...it won't stop every dishonest operator therefore it's useless. Al