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Owning in retirement
On Apr 25, 3:55*pm, wrote:
Better than 99% of roads are build and maintained by government agencies, mostly state, with a big portion of the money and standards coming from the Federal government. Yes, that's the problem we need to stop. Many states allow some roads to be built, maintained, and owned by private companies. -Robert |
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Robert M. Gary wrote:
On Apr 25, 3:55?pm, wrote: Better than 99% of roads are build and maintained by government agencies, mostly state, with a big portion of the money and standards coming from the Federal government. Yes, that's the problem we need to stop. Many states allow some roads to be built, maintained, and owned by private companies. Yes, the term for them is "Toll Road". Since they are private, they don't have to adhere to current standards. Locally, we just managed to get rid of one of those pieces of crap and get it under state owenership. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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"DT" == Darrel Toepfer writes:
DT All "hack"ers are listed in the logbooks... So you think.... -- Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too? ~ Douglas Adams |
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:46:14 -0500, Ross wrote:
Oh, I am already doing that and have been for several years. I just wanted to know what pilots WITH airplanes were doing. My adviser is a tennis player not a pilot. That's probably the best you can do, as every one has individual needs and wants. I "wanted" to be able to own my airplane by myself. (I fly 125-160 hours/year). I enjoyed the knowledge that no one else was flying it; and however I left it -- that's how it would be when I came back to it. I was fortunate enough to be able to arrange things so I could afford it, in retirement. --ron |
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Bob Fry wrote:
All "hack"ers are listed in the logbooks... So you think.... Well there was that one mouse out in the right wing... Its only the 2nd time all of its fabric skin has come off, getting ready to put it all back on again... |
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:57:09 -0700, Bob Fry
wrote: "RG" == Robert M Gary writes: RG 160 knots on 10 gal/hr is hard to best though. Any RV (except the -12) will easily best that. Buy a used one for less than the Mooney. Hey he's retired . What's the rush to get there? The RV 12 will get way better miles per gallon |
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On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:39:00 GMT, Darrel Toepfer
wrote: Bob Fry wrote: "RG" == Robert M Gary writes: If you don't mind flying something an unknown person built. As opposed to flying a 40-year old antique that many unknown persons have hacked at over the years.... 55 years young, but whose count'n... All "hack"ers are listed in the logbooks... I'm but the 3rd owner... The builder planned to fly it himself |
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On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:58:18 -0700 (PDT), "Robert M. Gary"
wrote: On Apr 24, 8:42=A0pm, Clark wrote: "Robert M. Gary" wrote in news:ceadf210-c923-4f43-b70f-= : On Apr 24, 2:18=A0pm, "Matt W. Barrow" wrote: False Alternative. It also misses the proper functions of government. It also misses the nature of government. Oh-for-three! Plus, I would argue that with less gov't infrastructure I would have made more money. I don't look towards the gov't to provide my necessities and in areas it does anyway; it usually does it less efficiently than I could myself. Nope you wouldn't. You would have to provide for security, roadways, mails= , etc. Open your eyes and realize how much you take for granted. Yes, and all those would be more efficient than the gov't provided services we have today. For what I pay in state taxes I could hire a full time armed guard and a fireman to stand watch on my house 24x7. -Robert Realy Let's see $10 an hour might get semi-competent workers. hardly union wages but we'll work with it. 24x7 = 8 workers x 2040 hours a year x $ 10 / hour = $163,200 that's only if nobody gets sick or takes holidays. Are you going to give any training or benifits to these workers? |
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On Apr 25, 5:55*pm, wrote:
Robert M. Gary wrote: On Apr 25, 3:55?pm, wrote: Better than 99% of roads are build and maintained by government agencies, mostly state, with a big portion of the money and standards coming from the Federal government. Yes, that's the problem we need to stop. Many states allow some roads to be built, maintained, and owned by private companies. Yes, the term for them is "Toll Road". Since they are private, they don't have to adhere to current standards. Locally, we just managed to get rid of one of those pieces of crap and get it under state owenership. I guess you don't like anything unless you are paying more for it with the gov't running it. Maybe they'll start making McD's for you. You can get a $20 Big Mac and feel better about it because it certified by the US gov't. Think about the line at DMV, that will be the line for your Big Mac. -Robert |
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On Apr 25, 7:26*pm, Clark wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in news:e97a0d08-9af5-4d53-9478- : On Apr 24, 8:42*pm, Clark wrote: "Robert M. Gary" wrote in news:ceadf210-c923-4f43- b70f- : On Apr 24, 2:18*pm, "Matt W. Barrow" wrote: False Alternative. It also misses the proper functions of government. It also misses the nature of government. Oh-for-three! Plus, I would argue that with less gov't infrastructure I would have made more money. I don't look towards the gov't to provide my necessities and in areas it does anyway; it usually does it less efficiently than I could myself. Nope you wouldn't. You would have to provide for security, roadways, mails , etc. Open your eyes and realize how much you take for granted. Yes, and all those would be more efficient than the gov't provided services we have today. For what I pay in state taxes I could hire a full time armed guard and a fireman to stand watch on my house 24x7. So you insist on shallow thinking. Try again. Think of building codes, bank insurance, weather observation, search and rescue. The list goes on and on and you do own taxes for those services. Your business would not exist without them. In other words, WAKE UP. You are so naive. The gov't run schools have indoctrinated you so well into thinking only the US gov't can provide these services. They probably make you think the UL and the Insurance Highway Safety is a gov't organization as well. There are certainly some areas where the gov't is the best organization to take care of things. It makes up about 10% of our civilian gov't today. 90% of it is waste that could be done better by private industry. -Robert |
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