FSP mention in San Jose Mercury News -- please Digg!

[d_goddard]

http://digg.com/politics/Best_states_for_retirees_seeking_low_taxes_costs

[Russell Kanning]

interesting

[Henry]

Sweet. Retirees vote too.

[d_goddard]

Sweet. Retirees vote too.

Better than that -- retirees can run for State Rep!

[Russell Kanning]

yea those retirees have voted us a great little government over the last few years

[KBCraig]

Retirees suffer greater harm from rising property taxes, which is good motivation for them to help keep them low.

On the other hand, retirees tend to be less affected by income tax, so they could decide to keep spending high, and replace property taxes with income taxes.

Bottom line: don't entrust political power to anyone who votes based on their personal financial bottom line. When we achieve a free state (or a free non-state), the financial benefit will be a bonus. But the motivator should always be Freedom.

[d_goddard]

yea those retirees have voted us a great little government over the last few years

The libertarian ones have tried to make government smaller.
The statist ones have not.
The point is, porcs who are politically active *and can run for State Rep* are very effective at reducing government.
Much more so than people like me who can't spend 3-4 days per week in the State House for 5 months of the year

[Russell Kanning]

in general ... this and the past generation of retirees have voted for and built the biggest government the world has ever known

[d_goddard]

Russel, I am surprised to see you using Collectivist terms.

In general... people with glasses have worked for more statism and bigger government.
In general... Christians have killed and tortured thousands.

[Russell Kanning]

that Russel guy might be a socialist

I think your first one is accurate.
I think your second one is generally wrong.

[shyfrog]

generally speaking, I think lawyers have been the most successful in building the biggest government the world has ever seen 

[d_goddard]

generally speaking, I think lawyers have been the most successful in building the biggest government the world has ever seen 

Specifically speaking, our NH House of Representatives has more lawyers in it now than at any time in at least the past decade 

[shyfrog]

generally speaking, I think lawyers have been the most successful in building the biggest government the world has ever seen 

Specifically speaking, our NH House of Representatives has more lawyers in it now than at any time in at least the past decade 

I'm outraged.
Isn't there a group of people somewhere working to make government (and their lawyers) smaller and more responsive?
Perhaps even a group of people that would go so far as to say that none of them are really needed?
Anyone?

[d_goddard]

Isn't there a group of people somewhere working to make government (and their lawyers) smaller and more responsive?
Perhaps even a group of people that would go so far as to say that none of them are really needed?

Plenty of people are willing to jaw-jaw about government shrinking or even (gasp) going away.

A small but growing group of people are putting in the hard work required -- by reading (and rating) the bills, and convincing the Legislature to divest itself of power, issue by issue, one step at a time.

A very, very few people have the financial and personal flexibility to take the most direct, potent step -- working to become a Legislator themselves, and then sponsor legislation to radically and concretely reduce government power.

[Russell Kanning]

I'm outraged.
Isn't there a group of people somewhere working to make government (and their lawyers) smaller and more responsive?
Perhaps even a group of people that would go so far as to say that none of them are really needed?
Anyone?

I thought that was us.
I am sure all of that is a Plank in the Pirate Party Platform