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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (35082)	11/2/1998 11:05:00 AM
From: Mike M2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Mike, but dumbing down the public is how politicians stay in power and spend our money. -g- Mike

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (35082)	11/2/1998 11:19:00 AM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

>>And central regulation is better than local rules.<< I'm glad that our state doesn't regulate utilities like the states out east (help them invent more ways to bloat rates), but I can't see the federal government doing a better job. >>free, highly regulated public education is vital to any society that does not want to shrivel up and die. When education goes capitalistic, at least at elementary levels, you dumb down your citizenry. << No, public education has dumbed down individuals. Why are people so afraid of people having real choices and alternatives for education? Gimmee a break. Otherwise you seem like a pretty sensible guy. <VBG>

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (35082)	11/2/1998 12:59:00 PM
From: Richard Nehrboss	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Sorry Mike, I have to disagree with your wisdom here. Utility regulation causes (like medicine) artificial control of supply. This in turn is bad for consumers. Anytime government dictates what lines will run in front of our house, we're in trouble. Look at telephone deregulation. Now consumers are getting a multitude of choices and prices are falling (thanks for the years of ripping me off Public Utilities Commission). How about cable... same story (I think Gore authored the bill). DSS comes and saves us, keeping the checks and balances. In short, without the PUC and Utility regulations, I think we'd have lower prices and more creative energy alternatives. Funny when people want the best education for the kids, they send them to private schools (Catholic, Montessori, etc). Here teachers are paid less (I don't think there is a government reg. that says they must be certified) and yet kids get better educations. In all industries, we need to have the McDonalds, and the Ruth's Chris . It's convenient to think we are better helping when we force redistribution, but it's just not the case. I've lived in France and it's just not so. Ask friends in Canada, or Sweden etc. Now let's check out Hong Kong. Funny a communist country would recognize that one of the freeest markets in the world would be their crown jewel, preserve it. Richard

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (35082)	11/2/1998 6:04:00 PM
From: heraclitus	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Mike, OT I value your opinions relative to investing but you know not of what you speak regarding nuclear power plants in this country.France's nuclear program works because their government is committed to it as a future energy source. We on the other hand have absolutely no coherent energy policy for the future. Clinton has sold us down the river for future use of coal even if the tree huggers accepted it. Good luck (wind generators and solar panel for all) jps