tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post8641122600270213937..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Government SpendingAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-18409662594709481542020-03-25T12:24:11.364-04:002020-03-25T12:24:11.364-04:00With stories coming in about safety masks stuck in...With stories coming in about safety masks stuck in warehouses because the FDA can't get around to inspecting them--but still threatening fines to anyone who jumps the gun and puts them into service--my biggest irritation is money wasted on people who see their most important function as a bottleneck. Their political survival depends on damming up all the streams anyone might use to circumvent them, which basically is what the ceaseless demand for monopolies is about.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-3027083792863837972020-03-24T20:06:43.455-04:002020-03-24T20:06:43.455-04:00Recently finished reading "The Age of Entitle...Recently finished reading "The Age of Entitlement: America Since the 60s," by Christopher Caldwell. <br /><br />Caldwell chronicals how early reforms, especially the Civil Rights Act, led to (or propelled) a liberal uprising and the raft of unintended consequences we are living with today. I was born in 49. Reading it was like living it again but this time w/ fresh eyes. Highly recommendedEstoy_Listohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535132933228608287noreply@blogger.com