tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post4076427219520772317..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Stimulus, Bloat, WhateverDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-50357707404566677682009-07-26T20:21:53.706-07:002009-07-26T20:21:53.706-07:00How are efficiency and effectiveness NOT related t...How are efficiency and effectiveness NOT related to money?maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-44685431186501329322009-07-25T09:22:35.205-07:002009-07-25T09:22:35.205-07:00"plenty of logical, rational people in govern..."plenty of logical, rational people in government"???<br /><br />What?!?Brandonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-12034143897561646782009-07-22T08:11:31.678-07:002009-07-22T08:11:31.678-07:00If that were true, we wouldn't be in the mess ...If that were true, we wouldn't be in the mess we're in.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-4148028175773702632009-07-22T07:21:10.428-07:002009-07-22T07:21:10.428-07:00We'll never be taxed 100%. Even when the marg...We'll never be taxed 100%. Even when the marginal rate in this country was officially 89%, no one in the country came anywhere near paying that.<br /><br />The answer is the most basic economic formula - cost/benefit analysis.<br /><br />And there are plenty of logical, rational people in government and the private sector - on both sides of the aisel - who can make these decisions.mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-70823475228245734152009-07-21T19:19:28.087-07:002009-07-21T19:19:28.087-07:00If it doesn't save us money, we're screwed...If it doesn't save us money, we're screwed--because eventually either we won't progress or we'll be taxed 100% to pay for our government, and at that point we won't progress.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-40864357931842595462009-07-21T17:34:47.319-07:002009-07-21T17:34:47.319-07:00Since when is technology supposed to "save us...Since when is technology supposed to "save us money"? Is that the initial question inventors ask? I doubt it.<br /><br />There are numerous reasons why innovation happens. Money is one, efficiency and effectiveness is another. The stethoscope costs more, but it's better than a head on the chest.mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-8159801364158732742009-07-21T17:04:26.115-07:002009-07-21T17:04:26.115-07:00Using that argument, eventually we won't be ab...Using that argument, eventually we won't be able to afford *anything*.<br /><br />I thought technology was supposed to save us money....Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-10746220747988732682009-07-21T11:33:07.336-07:002009-07-21T11:33:07.336-07:00What about aircraft carriers, space shuttles, nucl...What about aircraft carriers, space shuttles, nuclear-powered subs, satellites, MRIs, etc.?mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-23474013469511947282009-07-21T11:27:28.171-07:002009-07-21T11:27:28.171-07:00Inflation should take care of some of that. Compu...Inflation should take care of some of that. Computers are certainly cheaper and more powerful than they were in 1945--they can't be the only items that way.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-43567777460205386982009-07-20T22:09:42.504-07:002009-07-20T22:09:42.504-07:00It's not just about strict dollar for dollar c...It's not just about strict dollar for dollar comparisons.<br /><br />Households spend many multiples of fifty years ago as well - even adjusted for inflation. We didn't have television, internet, cell phones, and all other sorts of automation that we do now. So, it clearly costs more.<br /><br />There is no comparison between armies with and without aircraft carries, nuclear powered submarines, and stealth technology. Should we scale back spending simply because it costs ten to fifty times more the infantry of the 1900s or the cavalry of the 1800s?<br /><br />That is why health care costs more as well. Adjusting for inflation doesn't address the development of technologies such as MRIs. However, I'm not in favor of limiting investment in new technologies.mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-44315949545025113722009-07-20T19:12:40.047-07:002009-07-20T19:12:40.047-07:00Here's a couple more images that speak to this...Here's a couple more images that speak to this problem, too:<br /><br />http://mwhodges.home.att.net/img00003.gif<br /><br />http://mwhodges.home.att.net/fedcomp.gifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com