tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397443324936043467.post8628748567250238082..comments2023-08-10T09:09:15.500-05:00Comments on Political Common Sense: Politics: Random Thoughts on Today's Crisis SituationsPolitical Common Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694828487015572608noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397443324936043467.post-23587244422530349592009-03-11T21:11:00.000-05:002009-03-11T21:11:00.000-05:00The IHS was brought to a vote and did not pass the...The IHS was brought to a vote and did not pass the first time. Only when it was designated the Interstate DEFENSE highway system did it pass. It had to be given a status that would pass constitutional muster. <BR/><BR/>"If Iowa had to pay to all of the maintenance I-80 out of it's own pocket today, could it? Maybe, but not without taking a serious hit elsewhere."<BR/><BR/>With the feds stealing our money, you are correct that it would be painfult to take care of I-80 and I-35. If tax rates were turned around (larger to state and smaller to fed) as was always intended, things would be different.<BR/><BR/>"and thus everyone has a vested interest in helping pay for it -- whether it's a mile from their house or in the middle of a state a thousand miles away."<BR/><BR/>Agreed as well. What I do not have a vested interest in however is the completely screwed up Califirnia education system, welfare for illegal immigrants, and about a thousand other things not constitutionally recognized. <BR/><BR/>AND don't start with the greater good education bullshit either. I am a father of young children and understand the importance.<BR/>If the government was out of education (because it is unconstitutional) I would have far more power with my tax dollar in Des Moines than in Washington, because I could get in touch with my legislators. Ever try to actually call your one of your Federal representatives? Additionally, it would cause education competition amongst the states. If Louisiana wanted to stay behind everyone else, they could and their young population, and therefeore industry, would dry up. EVERYTHING is better with a small central government. <BR/><BR/>Even the name, United States of America, implies the states rights above a central government. It is my opinion that the founders believed that Washington was more of a great treaty amongst the several states than it was a central power. <BR/><BR/>And we'll share our pig stink killing secrets when Minnesota quits taking our federal tax dollars and using them for Muslim mortgage programs. If you need details on that one, let me know. It would be all good as long as they did one for Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, and Baptists as well. It would pass a constitutionality test because then it wouldn't favor one religion over another. After all, there is no separation of church and state "clause" regardless of what the liberal education establishment wants you to believe. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment. I like a good debate.Political Common Sensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694828487015572608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397443324936043467.post-79456289528638150952009-03-10T15:20:00.000-05:002009-03-10T15:20:00.000-05:00An interesting line of reasoning. However, apply ...An interesting line of reasoning. However, apply the same argument and things like the Interstate Highway System become pie-in-the-sky projects that never happen. The IHS represents trillions of dollars of investment by the government and isn't something that states could undertake by themselves -- neither initial construction nor ongoing maintenance.<BR/><BR/>When construction of the system began in the 1950's, did Iowa have the tax base required to build the I-80 corridor across the state? Probably not. If Iowa had to pay to all of the maintenance I-80 out of it's own pocket today, could it? Maybe, but not without taking a serious hit elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>The flaw in my argument is that of importance. The IHS is damned important and it provides a huge economic boon to the areas it passes through, and thus everyone has a vested interest in helping pay for it -- whether it's a mile from their house or in the middle of a state a thousand miles away.<BR/><BR/>In the case of Pig Stink Rectification, yeah, I agree that that's something Iowa should undertake on its own. However, once you do, could you share that info with us up here in Minnesota? The stink once you get outside the city can be pretty bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com