The power of the law

Do we rely on laws to do the most important things in life? I would say "NO" emphatically with many examples to illustrate. Do we rely on laws to raise our kids to be successful? To have a good marriage? To stay safe when facing danger? "NO" "NO" and "NO."  Why is there such a clamor to have more laws to help keep children more safe after a murderous tragedy? Is it a guilt offering? Connecticut has more strict gun laws than other states and those laws were broken in the latest tragedy. The push for more federal gun laws will do nothing to keep children safer. The only message that gets through to a criminal is another armed person. In example after example they end up taking their own life when confronted by an armed protector. The mall shooting in Oregon was the most recent example, and the information about that confrontation was left out of the news reports. A conceal and carry person who defied the idiotic gun free zone was the unsung hero that saved many lives. Criminals do not follow the law-period. Isn't that an obvious point?  It is unthinkable arrogance and ignorance for people to think that laws will improve safety when there are FREEDOMS to carry arms in action that have actually proven to result in greater safety and saved lives. When we want to do something as important as protecting children, we must counter it with the only force that a criminal understands; another firearm.  When the NRA says we should arm our schools, they are offering the most practical and actionable advice to really help the situation.

Cost of Class Envy

We have "receivers" who benefit from the hard work of "developers.". Developers have worked hard to leverage technology and energy to make a high quality of living. What is deeply troubling in our current culture is that successful developers are now being called on to pay more and this is considered more "fair". Pretty soon the developers will decide that the risks they have taken are not worth it and will cash out of their unique business. When this happens it cuts off the path of transferring the invaluable skills of being a developer to a receiver. When the developers are demonized as being evil because of their success, the cultural divide is aggregated. The skills of developers are extremely valuable and not easy to transfer to the next generation even in a calm supportive environment. There is a lot more at stake in our current situation than dealing with a fiscal cliff. This is matter of risking cutting off the priceless skill sets of developers and not realizing it until they have all cashed out, retired and moved to Costa Rica.