tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post2517095304729562012..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: No Planning for FreedomGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-50798187356714720022013-11-27T04:32:39.785-06:002013-11-27T04:32:39.785-06:00RT,
Remember that Stossel is much more a reporter...RT,<br /><br />Remember that Stossel is much more a reporter than a strong exponent of a powerful alternative. Note that even in this column, he concedes that "some regulation is useful". That severely weakens his message to most readers who will probably see the problem as being that we need regulatory reform, rather than questioning the whole idea of the government running the economy.<br /><br />Stossel's relative lack of impact supports the idea that we should be working for cultural change. It is disappointing, but in contrast to what he could have done, it offers a ray of hope.<br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-57754586305009122562013-11-26T05:58:10.452-06:002013-11-26T05:58:10.452-06:00So crazy! A few weeks ago, I read an article about...So crazy! A few weeks ago, I read an article about a law in the U.K. that disallows selling a pet to anyone under 16. The "animal cops" actually created a sting operation on a old-lady at a pet-store. They sent a 15 year old in to buy a gold-fish, and arrested her when she sold it to him.<br /><br />Stossel is good, but candidly I'm often left a bit sad after watching, because it strikes me that his programs have wide audiences, and yet despite his revelations over the years, there does not seem to be any dent.Realist Theoristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02443210652365042245noreply@blogger.com