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Why We Should Fear Bathtubs More Than Terrorists

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:03:57 +0000

The federal government has spent over $80 billion on aviation security in the past 10 years. Yet “your chance of dying in a bathtub is about one in a million, and from terrorism is about one in 3.5 million,” says Ohio State political scientist John Mueller. Mueller and his co-author Mark G. Stewart argue in their new book, “Terror, Security, and Money: Balancing the Risks, Benefits, and Costs of Homeland Security,” that cost-benefit analysis needs to be applied to security expenditures. The authors calculate for current spending levels to be cost-effective, the US government would “have to prevent four Time Square-type attacks every single day.” So why are we spending so much for so little added safety? Mueller and Stewart sat down with Reason.tv’s Nick Gillespie to discuss the overestimating of risk from terrorism and zero-cost solutions to prevent another 9/11 attack. Mueller is Woody Hayes chair of national security studies at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies at Ohio State; he’s also a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. Mark G. Stewart is director of the Center for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability at the University of Newcastle in Australia. About 7 minutes. Shot by Jim Epstein and Joshua Swain, and edited by Meredith Bragg. Go to reason.tv for downloadable versions and links, and subscribe to Reason.tv’s YouTube Channel to receive automatic updates when new material goes live.

Mitt Romney Says Government Should Butt Out Of Healthcare

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:16:02 +0000

Mitt Romney says that the government getting involved with healthcare is “the wrong thing for America”, calls it a “Trojan horse”, and “makes no sense at all.” Apparently, he also doesn’t know Medicare from Medicaid.

Poll: Govt Should Fight Income Inequality

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:03:02 +0000

A new poll shows that a majority of Americans want the government to pursue policies that would reduce the income disparity in the United States. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. www.politico.com Subscribe to The Young Turks: bit.ly The Largest Online New Show in the World. Google+: www.gplus.to Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com

Should all the free speech haters and pro gun controllers get their own section to live in?

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:39:09 +0000

We could have them all move to the New York/New Jersey area and then they could enjoy all the control they want, leaving us freedom lovers alone. Oh yeah add California as their Left coast place.

Sarah Palin says Governor should have defied Feds for peoples safety

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:15:56 +0000

teapartypat.blogspot – Amen Sarah!

Ron Paul: The People Should Run the Economy

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:39:10 +0000

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Should we start reducing the size of government by trimming the largest Departments?

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:02:37 +0000

The three largest government agencies are the Department of Defense, the Department of Veteran Affairs, and the Department of Homeland Security – in that order.

So cons – you still want smaller government?

Should the Republicans stop saying they are for smaller Government, and start saying they are for protecting?

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:04:57 +0000

Banks, and Corporations? Republicans never do anything to create less government for the middle class, and this I know for a fact. ((I have given up on the Republicans as a party))

Why do Republicans think that the Wealthy need less government interference, but the middleclass, and lower class need more Government interference?

Should free speech permit media sources to hide behind a veil of objectivity and spew corporatist propaganda?

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:48:59 +0000

Should Americans at least have a right to know about the bias? A disclaimer of sorts.

What useless things does the US federal government spend money on or should spend more on?

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:02:14 +0000

What useless things does the US federal government spend money on?
or
What should the federal government spend more money on?
try to keep it not too specific though, like gun control or abortion.