[FairfieldLife] Re: Virtue of policy - specific example of oil drilling

2008-04-18 Thread ispiritkin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ispiritkin" wrote: > It can be a nice theoretical construct -- but when it > comes to replacing such regulations with something > that achieves the same effect, but with more "freedom" > -- it usua

[FairfieldLife] Re: Virtue of policy - specific example of oil drilling

2008-04-18 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ispiritkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ispiritkin" wrote: > > > To me, the central question to determine the virtue > > > of a policy is its ratio of volun

[FairfieldLife] Re: Virtue of policy - specific example of oil drilling

2008-04-18 Thread Richard J. Williams
spiritkin wrote: > Consider the people who are affected by, say, oil > drilling -- > Yes, let's consider the people who buy foreign oil and as long as we are at it, lets discuss the people who buy foreign cars. Most of the oil I use comes from Spindletop or the Permian Basin. I drive an energ

[FairfieldLife] Re: Virtue of policy - specific example of oil drilling

2008-04-18 Thread ispiritkin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ispiritkin" wrote: > > To me, the central question to determine the virtue > > of a policy is its ratio of voluntary action versus > > mandatory action. Voluntary action means a person > > is their

[FairfieldLife] Re: Virtue of policy - specific example of oil drilling

2008-04-18 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ispiritkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To me, the central question to determine the virtue of a policy is > its ratio of voluntary action versus mandatory action. Voluntary > action means a person is their own master. Mandatory action means a > person