Muda69

Mud builds character.

In a way, yes. In my end analysis it is about government getting out of the education business entirely.

Let's Give Bernie-Syle Socialism a Try in California First: https://mises.org/wire/lets-give-bernie-syle-socialism-try-california-first Sounds like a good plan.

Trump Administration Swears Proposed Hotel, Airline, Cruise Bailout Is Totally Not a Bailout. Actually, it's a bailout: https://reason.com/2020/03/11/treasury-secretary-says-proposed-hotel-airline-cruise-bailout-is-totally-not-a-bailout/

Seen at a doctor's office today:

Key word: children. Neither do I care about your crusade of taxpayer funded extravagance. I guess you don't pay taxes.

Wow, "simply do not care" and your apathetic attitude concerning taxpayer funding says a lot. So you don't care how your taxpayer dollars are spent? Are you currently employed, if your are employed, in the private or public sector?

Other than the expense and extravagance of such a project for what is basically a game played by children, I already linked to a number sources detailing the cons on field turf. Please read them and educate yourself.

There was already a "spot to be heard" , but thanks for thinking about me, Chief.

Already been posted: btownqbcoach is just whining with the creation of this thread.

That taxpayers responsibility? To find educational opportunities for their children that best matches their values, morals, and beliefs. And that could be the geographically based government school, a charter school, a private school, home school, etc. The first isn't Yoda, just an immature member of the same race as Yoda.

https://the-blueprint.org/turf-fields-have-pros-and-cons/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/does-playing-on-artificial-turf-pose-a-health-risk-for-your-child/2017/03/17/0c61b7b4-0380-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html https://megagrass.com/blogs/sports/artificial-turf-sports-fields Yes, I did give obvious facts. Sorry you don't recognize them. If you don't want to read me posts you have a couple of options: a. Put me on ignore, or b. contact the GID administration and file a complaint. Your call.

I gave out obvious facts. Sorry that you don't yet have your dream of every government high school in the state, and by extension the taxpayers, paying for the extravagance of field turf.

OPEC Infighting and Coronavirus Adds Up to Affordable Gas: https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/03/opec-infighting-and-coronavirus-ads-up-to-affordable-gas/ Go Coronavirus! $1.89 for regular unleaded in Frankfort yesterday. Haven't checked yet today.

As with yours.

I'm not.

Nice to see a community of taxpayers who realize the limits and place of government school corporations, and have an actual desire to be fiscally responsible.

Yes, There Are Libertarians in Pandemics: https://reason.com/2020/03/10/actually-libertarians-are-why-youll-probably-survive-this-pandemic/ The take may have achieved its final form—at least let's hope so—with The Atlantic's publication on Tuesday of an 800-word piece from staff writer Peter Nicholas carrying the headline (sigh) "There Are No Libertarians in a Pandemic." Lazy? Yes. Inaccurate? Yes. Nicholas' article opens with a scene from CPAC—that's the Conservative Political Action Conference, by the way—and proceeds to detail all the ways in which the Trump administration has botched the federal response to the new coronavirus, called COVID-19. You know, the same Trump administration that is just full to the brim with libertarians. The same administration that is raising barriers to free trade, making it more difficult for people to move to America, giving bail-outs to politically favored industries, considering more bailouts to more politically favored industries, trying to regulate free speech online, suing newspapers in an attempt to curb the First Amendment, and launching missiles into foreign countries without congressional authorization. That administration? That's the libertarian one? Nicholas tries to get away with this nonsense by setting up a false equivalency. Trump is campaigning against socialism, you see, and libertarians also dislike socialism—so therefore the Trump administration must be libertarian. Right? Therefore, when Trump starts talking like a socialist himself—by promising coronavirus bailouts and the repurposing of disaster recovery funds to cover people who come down with COVID-19—it is proof positive that the libertarian world has abandoned its commitment to smaller government. Voila! Perhaps The Atlantic's editorial staff has self-quarantined from its duties—how else to explain how an otherwise thoughtful publication could allow a headline that confuses libertarianism with anything that the Trump administration is doing? For that matter, maybe Smith and Thompson believe that an army of strawmen are an effective defense against COVID-19. I hope it works out for them. As a libertarian in a pandemic, let me first assure you that we do in fact still exist. And, in fact, it is the free market—and, to a lesser extent, its defenders—who will help you survive the new coronavirus. All those groceries you're stocking up on in advance of the expected collapse of civilization? They didn't end up on grocery store shelves because government officials ordered it to happen or because someone was feeling particularly generous today. That gallon jug of hand sanitizer delivered to your front door less than 48 hours after you ordered it online? It didn't show up because Trump tweeted it into existence or because the surgeon general is driving a delivery truck around the country. Bottled water? Face masks? They're available because someone is turning a profit by making and selling them. The first latex gloves were invented in the 1880s but the disposable variety that are so useful right now have "only been available since 1964, as innovated by the private company Ansell, founded by Eric Ansell in Melbourne, Australia. Thank you international trade," notes Jeffrey Tucker, editorial director of the American Institute for Economic Research. Sure, one consequence of the success of private enterprise in reshaping the world is an interconnected planet that allows for something like COVID-19 to spread more rapidly than would have been possible in the past. But modern technology has also allowed doctors, private enterprises, and (yes) governments to respond more quickly than ever before. It also means that you'll have access to nearly every piece of film, television, and music ever recorded by human beings if you have to self-quarantine for a week or two. It means that humans have the ability to live far healthier lives than they did in 1918, when a global flu pandemic killed 50 million people. The people who live through the current coronavirus outbreak because of stronger immune systems made possible by steady diets won't show up on any list of statistics after the coronavirus has passed, but capitalism is at least partially to thank for their survival. In short, if you had to pick any time in human history to live through a global pandemic, you'd be incredibly foolish not to pick the current time. And the reason you'd pick this moment in history probably has less to do with who is running the White House, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the World Health Organization, and more to do with the technological and medical advances made possible by free enterprise. "What is the mighty contribution of government these days?" asks Tucker. "To order quarantines but not to tell you whether you can step outside, how you will get groceries, how long it will last, who you can invite in, and when it will all end. Don't try to call the authorities. They have better and bigger things to worry about than your sorry plight that is causing you sleepless nights and endless worry. Thank goodness for digital technology that allows you to communicate with friends and family." Yeah, there are libertarians in a pandemic. We're the ones willing to acknowledge how much more all of this would suck if the market didn't exist.

So it's true that the "Russians" were the base cause of COVID-19. I thought so.

Purdue joins Ohio State, IU, dozens of others, ditches in-person classes: https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2020/03/10/coronavirus-purdue-not-ready-follow-ohio-states-lead-classes-still/5009324002/ I assume that 3/16-5/2 cancellation date includes athletic events? And will currently enrolled students at these fine institutions who are being forced to now take the remainder of their course "online" received some sort of partial refund on their spring tuition? After all isn't one of the promises of "online education" vs. "in-person education" is that the former is cheaper?

Meh, probably Democratic Socialist plants...........................

Rats and Crows are People too? And don't forget about the Dolphins..................

FTA: So Mr. Trump effectively wants to borrow money for "free". Nice. And anyway the Federal Reserve is an unconstitutional creation that should be abolished in the first place: https://www.aier.org/article/its-a-snap-to-abolish-the-fed/

Obama's former top economist says Congress should immediately send $1,000 to every American adult to stimulate coronavirus-stricken economy: https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/obama-economist-congress-send-check-money-adults-coronavirus-economy-stimulus-2020-3-1028981543 Why yes, just throw more "free money" at people to solve a problem. And I'm sure it won't hurt Mr. Trump's reelection chances at all. And I never did cash that check from Dubya back in 2008. May still have it in a drawer somewhere....................