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    Who are the NERD fund donors Mr Snyder?

    Raise the curtain.

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    by Corinthian Scales on Mon Jun 18, 2012 at 09:53:38 AM EST
    ..."Will they reciprocate?"

    Well, that is if Conservatives don't f#@% up again like smokers did by not placing a cost on smoke free air.  A reminder.

    The most fundamental principle of economics is the law of demand, which postulates that the higher the cost of a behavior, the less people will do of it, while the lower the cost, the more people will do of it. The law of demand applies to any behavior, and I'm going to apply it to anti-smoking behavior. First, let's get the health issue out of the way because it has no relevancy to the particular principle under examination, which is how people respond to the cost of something.

    The cost to nonsmokers to impose their will on smokers, say, in a restaurant, bar or airplane, is zero, or close to it. They just have to get the legislature to do their bidding. When the cost of something is zero, there's a tendency for people to take too much of it. You say, "Williams, in my book, there can never be too much smoke-free air!" Here's a little test. Say your car's out of gas and stuck in a blizzard. You wave me down for assistance. I say, "I'll be glad to give you a lift to safety, but I'm smoking in my car." How likely is it that you'll turn down my assistance in an effort to avoid tobacco smoke? You might be tempted to argue, "That's different." It's not different at all. The cost of a smoke-free environment is not what you're willing to pay.

    Rest here

    Conservatives have yet to make the cost of being a Centrist/Moderate a costly proposition, but it appears that the pendulum is now in swing.

    That is a good thing.

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