Comments on: Why Cash For Caulkers Is Good [If Not Libertarian] Public Policy http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/12/22/why-cash-for-caulkers-is-good-if-not-libertarian-public-policy/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Fri, 17 May 2013 18:49:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Ron H. http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/12/22/why-cash-for-caulkers-is-good-if-not-libertarian-public-policy/#comment-70381 Ron H. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:57:22 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=7285#comment-70381 I too live in the People’s Republic of Kalifornia, and I don’t think we will suffer from overcrowding for very much longer. When I open my window in the morning on a nice day I can hear the roar of businesses moving out of the state. There won’t be enough real jobs left to matter soon, so we can invite as many people as we want, but few will come.

]]> By: Ron H. http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/12/22/why-cash-for-caulkers-is-good-if-not-libertarian-public-policy/#comment-70380 Ron H. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:50:36 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=7285#comment-70380 Brad, I AM surprised that as a libertarian you would consider the Cash for Caulkers a good idea. First of all, there’s the obvious problem of Government spending my money to select winners (building trades people and property owners) and losers (everyone else). Then there’s the not so obvious fact that if weatherization was economically sound, it would already be happening without subsidies. When the price of heating & cooling gets high enough, weatherization will become attractive on it’s own.

]]> By: Brad Warbiany http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/12/22/why-cash-for-caulkers-is-good-if-not-libertarian-public-policy/#comment-70333 Brad Warbiany Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:06:55 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=7285#comment-70333 Kip,

Southern California is crowded enough as it is. Do you really think I want to invite MORE people to live here?

]]> By: Mike http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/12/22/why-cash-for-caulkers-is-good-if-not-libertarian-public-policy/#comment-70328 Mike Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:56:22 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=7285#comment-70328 I’ve always had a problem with Cash4Clunkers. To me it seems to go against simple supply and demand economics. How can we push all of these new cars into a market already saturated with used and repossessed vehicles (i.e. http://www.repofinder.com)? Now new cars are worth even less, we have more Americans in debt, and eventually more repossessions.

]]> By: ConsDemo http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/12/22/why-cash-for-caulkers-is-good-if-not-libertarian-public-policy/#comment-70323 ConsDemo Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:47:33 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=7285#comment-70323 It’s a good idea. I’m not sure how much Congress will muck it up, I suspect they won’t cover 50 percent of costs.

]]> By: KipEsquire http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/12/22/why-cash-for-caulkers-is-good-if-not-libertarian-public-policy/#comment-70318 KipEsquire Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:11:30 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=7285#comment-70318 Why not just save a step and forbid anyone from living where weatherization would be needed in the first place?

Might not be very libertarian, etc. …

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