Fwd: SHE ONLY had TIME for a SHORT ONE - Part Two

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Subject: SHE ONLY had TIME for a SHORT ONE - Part Two

                    Subtitle: Married to Cynicism, Hopelessness, and the Veiled Lady

                                                 by Richard DePersio

      (all comsats listed and described at groups.google.com/group/rickcosmos-eclectic)

                    Why Does the U.S. Mint Use a Private Firm - UPS - to Ship its Coin Sets?

                

                    "Why would anyone, even a government agency, the boringly

                     reliable United Parcel Service when it could experience the

                     excitement and sense of danger in using the United States Parcel

                     Service to ship its coin sets. By using the USPS every orders fate

                     could be a potentially unsolved mystery.

                     Of course, every governmental agency has its own budget to worry

                     about. If a government office feels it can save money or save time

                     using a private company, it is under no obligation to throw its business

                     to a government agency.

                     The U.S. Mint actually does use the USPS to deliver some coin orders.

                     ...Department of the Treasury {spokesman}: 'In making the determination as           

                    to which service to use. we look at the product we are shipping and the

                    cost involved, taking into consideration value, weight and distance.

                    Cost is a concern to us. There are substantial savings to be realized in

                    shipping coins by UPS. On an annual basis, we save...by using UPS...

                    UPS insures all packages against loss or damage.

                    The Mints programs are self-supporting. It is our responsibility to manage

                    the coin programs in the most effective and economical manner as

                    possible...'"

                                                              " Do Penguins Have Knees?" by David Feldman

Obama's healthcare reform will give fed gov control of an additional 20% of the economy

and pave the way toward socialized medicine. Gov control of Medicare and Medicaid:

billions of dollars in debt and fraught with billions of dollars of fraud.

The post office, Amtrak, the airline industry, the auto industry, the mortgage industry, 

the public school system, social security, urban development etc., etc. and etc.are in a       mess because of gov and/or unions. Unions dictate to fed, state and local govs.

There are a few states in which drivers can use public highway lane for free or private company lane for a price and most choose latter: no pot holes, disabled cars quickly  removed. From a constitutional and economic perspective much of what gov does should     be privatized. Things would be more efficient and less costly or, in some cases, people     would be willing to pay for better service.

PAID NOT TO WORK...Phase out subsidies to utilities, oil industry, corporate farms, etc.

and let free market forces operate. Gov. will pay farms to produce less so the food

prices won't take a precipitous fall and hurt the agricultural industry. It is

used in some industries to prevent prices from going too high or too low, to encourage

hiring, preventing lay-offs, to help an industry which is chronically unprofitable, make

certain U.S. products remain competitive against imports.

        You are hollering: Some of those things are good and make sense. Problem:

subsidies are renewed annually. They should only come into play when absolutely

necessary and as a last resort: a dire emergency situation and that shouldn't include

keeping a perpetually failing industry afloat!

       Another form of a subsidy: Gov guaranteeing a lender payment if a borrower

defaults: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, student loans, small business loans, etc. We are

suppose to be in a capitalistic society: Lender takes a risk or not, Uncle Sam shouldn't

be responsible if an unwise loan is granted by a lender or a borrower is unable to meet

his obligations. Obama took over low interest student loans from banks - that isn't a

constitutional role for gov. Banks issue student loans based on family income and can

refinance. Obama will quickly assume bad student loan at taxpayer expense. Your money

is his money!

     Another type: National Science Foundation. It was created to give colleges and

universities grants to do basic science or pure science. You know how gov programs are.

You create a monster that must grow. Over time grants extended to engineering (an

applied science), social and behavioral sciences (studying gay Eskimos! - true.). Science

and math. Education. Private companies do their own pure and applied science

research and give more grants to colleges - let them do more - - they profit from it. NSF  should return to original mandate. Let rich alumni do more too.

 

And another thing: Give land back to states!!! Fed gov owns between 3% and 75% of

every state for national parks (determine size of parks; profits shared with states - states  should get all and determine which portion of land can be used for drilling

or lumbering (money from leases shared with states - states should get all - - its stolen land!).

Let me be the first to congratulate Rick: He didn't A.D.D. His first non-A.D.D. article.

Of course, he got by with a little help from his 'friends'!

                               TO BE CONTINUED...