Things I learned in 2007
If freedom is only for the majority then you live in Pearland.
When you prevent access to the courts or limit monetary punishments to prevent “lawsuit abuse,” you prevent access to the courts to everyone.
When judges manipulate the system to ensure justice,… it’s scary.
If private citizens have raise money for taking care of our returning veterans, then the government that the veterans served isn’t taking care of them.
If businesses don’t have to reveal the value of real estate transactions, they don’t pay as much property tax and then they can reduce the prices of the products they sell to regular homeowners who can use the savings to pay for the extra real estate taxes they have to pay.
If you give Microsoft $20 million dollars to build a data center, Microsoft gets $20 million dollars and local governments don’t have to worry about providing additional services for accompanying dramatic population increases since it will only provide 75 jobs.
If a high tech company is successful in San Antonio, they will move to Austin (or at least to Windcrest.)
If you want to build a big mulch pile, do it where only the state or the county has jurisdiction.
If you want cheap electricity, buy regulated energy.
If you want to build toll roads, don’t build roads.
If you want to make decisions for the public without oversight, then get on the boards of Bexar Met or the Perdenales Electrical Coop.
If you want to blame others for your problems, move to Farmers Branch.
It’s okay for businesses against “lawsuit abuse” to use the court system to intimidate public officials.
If you buy a house in Texas, don’t expect any help from the Texas Residential Construction Commission if the roof leaks.
If you want to build houses without being accountable for your product, build in Texas.
Just because malpractice rates have dropped for physicians in Texas doesn’t mean your health insurance premiums will decrease.
Filed under: 2007




I’m waiting to see those health insurance premium decreases, too. It’d sure be easier to sell policies if the rates were lower.