What should Federal and State governments provide ?

Here is a list that I will be expanding on. The best description I have for myself is a "rational anarchist".

Should government provide .........

== Defense of our established gestalt ? This means repelling invaders who would change our way of life.
== Defense of "our" global interests ?
== Save people in other countries from evil ?
== jobs ?
== safety net ?
== healthcare ?
== border control and immigration control ?
== courts and a legal system ?
== regulation of medicine ?
== regulation of communications ?

more to come

Love me ... Love me not Photo Radar

What I found out on Thursday ( 2011m02d24 ) is that some people like being saved from a photo radar trap and some do not.
I set up shop upstream from a Denver, CO photo radar trap across from a school. The speed limit dropped from 30mph to 20 mph. Fines were doubled in this area ( I have no idea what the doubled fine would be ) I waved my hand, pointing at the school zone sign and held a sign in my other hand. The sign said "Photo Radar Fines Doubled Ripoff Ahead FUBARgov.US "

One person came out of his house and accosted me. He asked me if I had children. I said" Yes, I have two smart children". He and I traded rude comments and then he left. One person flipped me off as he drove by. About 10-20 people honked or gave me the thumbs up signal.

I will be posting a small video on youtube. Search for "99photoradar" .

2011m02d27 Awesomely great IPPs driving on Highway

I drove to the Denver area MicroCenter and back today. This is from approximately I-70 and Lowell to I-25 and I-225. What a rewarding and inspirational experience. Speeds were up to 76 mph. Drivers were mostly polite. No anchors ( cops or wrecks ). No speed traps. People were driving like rational road warriors.

Donald Boudreaux talks about intelligent puzzle pieces. ( IPPs ) Humans who interact with each other to create great things. This was happening today. The IPPs created one of the most rocking driving experiences i have ever had. IT was overcast with plenty of light. No glare from the sun. Roads were dry. My Mazda Miata was cranking out the RPMs. Yahoooo !

See Donald J. Boudreaux
http://indefenceofliberty.org/story.aspx?id=3200&pubid=3149
http://indefenceofliberty.org/story.aspx?id=3226&pubid=3178
http://indefenceofliberty.org/story.aspx?id=3315&pubid=3277

Erasmus & Zarathustra welcome you!

The strategy of this web-log is to incorporate the creative spontaneity of current social networking sites, with a focus on “what I learned today”. Amidst the bloggers’ blogs Erasmus and Zarathustra will show up randomly. Erasmus is a character who believes in the evolution of human species into intelligent creatures capable of side-stepping the temptations to lust after power. Zarathustra is a character who is a Socratic sort of watchdog, critiquing on the bottlenecks that choke off freedom.