tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post7510147799523794317..comments2024-03-27T11:10:52.382-07:00Comments on On My Mind: Earmarks 2008Jayhawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00756807802218022043noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post-68527726548746071032008-03-14T12:09:00.000-07:002008-03-14T12:09:00.000-07:00There's an old saying, I think it goes "All politi...There's an old saying, I think it goes "All politics is local". I tend to agree especially fiscally. Local programs and venues used by local residents should be taken care of by local dollars. One exception would be federal facilities or nationally historic landmarks. I suppose federal highways would fall under that.<BR/><BR/>Education is largely local, so my feeling is that even if the feds give money, the locales ought to have the say is how it's spent. A national policy does not fit everyone. Even state-wide rules don't always fit local regions & cities. Yes, I suppose the feds can have rules like no racial & ethnic discrimination, but micromanaging is a waste of time and energy at the fed level.<BR/><BR/>Anything that generates (local) revenue should be off limits unless there is a ironclad process that gives the revenue back to the government. Not that I believe this is possible, of course.<BR/><BR/>Railroads profitable, Amtrak is not.. I see a problem here. Anyway, does railroad bridges come in the same category as street bridges? And how would you separate the two? Nice idea, though.<BR/><BR/>Corn to ethanol? haha, love it. Sorry Mr Obama, make the people who buy the ethanol pay for it, Thats a business expense. As is most research & development anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com