SandBox Comments: Aspen Times "Blame cronyism, not capitalism"

Melanie Sturm:

"...The income inequality the Occupy Wall Street protesters decry results from this crony capitalist system that allows policymakers to distribute economic favors to special interests in the form of bailouts, preferable tax treatment and favorable regulations.

Conversely, capitalists like Steve Jobs who rely on free markets, private financing, American ingenuity and hard work, create more prosperity for more people.

Most Americans don't need to Think Again. We prefer capitalists like Steve Jobs to “crony capitalists” like Fannie Mae, whose government-abetted ransacking of the economy is the root cause of Americans' despair..."

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SandBox Comments: Glenwood Springs Post Independent "Silt to keep 2012 budget tight, close to 2011 level"

Silt Mayor Dave Moore continues to set the example to all neighboring municipalities on how to live within your means.

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SandBox Comments: Glenwood Springs Post Independent/Your Letters "Charge tuition instead of raising taxes"

Vote NO on 3E.

"...How can this district ask its friends and neighbors to fork over money they don't have? Consider a lesson from the business world: Learn to do more with less.

If these parents are so concerned about the quality of education available to their children, here's a thought: Ask them to pay for it.

It's not a secret that the local school St. Stephen's, operated by the Catholic Church, offers a superior education to that offered by its public counterparts. Yes, St. Stephen's charges tuition.

It's no wonder that the interest in establishing charter schools is at an all-time high. Why not adopt the school district's policy in Douglas County whereby taxpayers were returned some of their property taxes in exchange for the parent's right to send their children to either public or charter schools?

And just a reminder to the average taxpayer: Wait until Obamacare kicks in, and we will be asked to relinquish even more...."
(Karen Foster)

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SandBox Comments: Glenwood Springs Post Independent "New Atkinson Trail officially opened"

The controversial Atkinson Trail project is beautiful.

There is no doubt that 81601 will enjoy the amenity and the trail will eventually add tourism dollars to our economy.

Only problem left?

How to pay for it as we 'start' 'Glenwood Spring's 'Year of Reckoning'.

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"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."