On Nh living and commutes..

[Jared Watkins]

bmcculley at rcn.com wrote:

>Folks moving here discover it is public fiscal policy, and you
>get what you pay for in quality of services, like public
>transit and schools.  TANSTAAFL.
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>and organize the cooperative services that modern society
>requires.  Solid waste disposal anyone?  Or water/sewer plants?
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I see your points... but since I started this thread I suppose I should 
chip in my 2c..  Of course I have not lived there.. and can't speak 
about specifics but these are just my general thoughts on the issues you 
raised.

I am a happily-single guy with no kids...  and I don't require much in 
the way of services from my state.  Waterworks is a public utility.. as 
is power... to an extent...  but if I choose to live in the middle of 
nowhere I have to be prepared to generate my own.  Trash pickup can be 
handled by a private company.. if there is a demand for it someone will 
provide the service.

The same can/should be said for schools... I see nothing wrong with 
private schools... if tax funded schools were not mandated there would 
be more demand for private schools... and I think the market would 
provide for most educational needs without all the baggage, 
indoctrination and waste that goes along with a juggernaut like public 
education.

I like that we have 50 separate states that are allowed to do things 
their own way... I don't like the continued centralization of power at 
the federal level.  If someone wants to be cared for from cradle to 
grave there are plenty of states out there that will oblige them. 
Personally I don't want to live in places like that because I want to 
hold on to the fruits of my labor and not have them redistributed to 
anyone who has a hand out.

Where I currently live.. the powers that be are constantly trying to 
make charlotte into a 'world class city' and lately that means going 
forward with a doomed light rail system. The version people voted on was 
priced at 500mil...  a year later they are projecting 5-6 billion... and 
I challenge anyone to show me a public transit system that solves any of 
the problems it

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set out to solve (pollution, congestion, sprawl).. or is self 
sufficient.  I could go into a whole rant about the smartgrowth nonsense 
that has been running wild around the country..  but that's another 
email.  =]

Also... linux and other tech is allowing people to have more freedom of 
movement than at any other time in history... so if you don't like how 
things are done where you are... move.

As always... this is IMHO so take it as you will...

Jared