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Comment on Jared Polis on U.S. Postal Service: end its “monopolistic protections and special treatment” by Brian S.

Brian S. — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:57:00 +0000

Re: “for someone who is usually so interested in constitutional fidelity, i’m surprised you leave out the fact that the US postal service was established by the founders in article one of the constitution.”

Article I, Section 8 says “The Congress shall have Power … To establish Post Offices.” It does not say that the Congress *must* establish a Post Office. Nor does it say that the Post Office it shall establishes must have the monopolies and special privileges I mentioned in the above article.

The same section grants Congress the power to declare war. But this doesn’t mean that if Congress refrains from declaring war in a certain situation, it is violating the Constitution.

Being Constitutionally authorized is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for good policy.

Re: “you also fail to mention that it is the ONLY federal agency required to pre-fund its pension obligations, and that without this requirement it wouldn’t be losing money at all.”

Paragraph 3 above says the following, which is pretty close to your statement above: “Further, you must pre-fund your retirees’ health benefits, which your Postmaster General says is ‘effectively bankrupting’ you.”

Comment on Jared Polis on U.S. Postal Service: end its “monopolistic protections and special treatment” by Ben Knowles

Ben Knowles — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:58:00 +0000

for someone who is usually so interested in constitutional fidelity, i’m surprised you leave out the fact that the US postal service was established by the founders in article one of the constitution. you also fail to mention that it is the ONLY federal agency required to pre-fund its pension obligations, and that without this requirement it wouldn’t be losing money at all.

Comment on Colorado Proposition 103: More tax dollars for schools does not improve kids’ education by Prop. 103 supporters: You can still donate more of your own earnings to tax-funded schools | Independence Institute

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:26:58 +0000

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Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:58:00 +0000

Comment on Harry Kalas calls Mike Schmidt’s 500th home run by Philadelphia Phillies’ Fans Must Realize that Ryan Howard is like Thome, Not Pujols: Fan Opinion at hoops227.net

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:24:34 +0000

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Comment on Boulder & Denver bike-share: boon or boondoggle? by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 29 May 2011 17:14:00 +0000

Woah, thanks for catching that error, Allen! I just corrected it.

The Camera article said “No taxpayer money will be used in the Denver program.” Note the future tense, which does not rule out tax dollars already spent. I think saying “No *more* taxpayer money…” would have been better.

Comment on Boulder & Denver bike-share: boon or boondoggle? by Allen G

Allen G — Sun, 29 May 2011 17:04:00 +0000

Not that I’m a fan of spending taxpayer money on these programs but $210 million for B-Cycle sounded insane. It was $210,00.

Speaking of taxpayer money, how does the writer at the Daily Camera write that $210,000 was granted to the program and then a couple paragraphs later write that no taxpayer money went to the program?

And that doesn’t even touch on to non-cash taxpayer contributions that you eluded to. And of course after all that help, B-Cycle still only serves it’s key voting class and not “unimportant” neighborhoods where this program would do a lot more good than helping out a bunch of middle class folks that can afford a bicycle.

“That group received $210,000 in federal stimulus money last year,”Read more:Denver beats Boulder to public bike-share program – Boulder Daily Camerahttp://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_14998719#ixzz1NlDijQNDDailyCamera.com

Comment on Boulder & Denver bike-share: boon or boondoggle? by Allen G

Allen G — Sun, 29 May 2011 17:04:00 +0000

Not that I’m a fan of spending taxpayer money on these programs but $210 million for B-Cycle sounded insane. It was $210,00.

Speaking of taxpayer money, how does the writer at the Daily Camera write that $210,000 was granted to the program and then a couple paragraphs later write that no taxpayer money went to the program?

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