Supervisors raise property tax

[Bob Butler 54]

(01-20-2018, 10:26 AM)David Horn Wrote:

(01-19-2018, 12:19 PM)nebraska Wrote: The police can't stop an intruder, mugger, or stalker from hurting you. They can pursue him only after he has hurt or killed you. Protecting yourself from harm is your responsibility, and you are far less likely to be hurt in a neighborhood of gun-owners than in one of disarmed citizens - even if you don't own a gun yourself.

Yeah, sure ... except for the record of declining crime in major cities with few guns, like NYC.  As a control, consider highly armed Chicago, and its high and rising crime rate.

There you have cultures.  The correct answer and common wisdom changes with urban and rural areas.  The two of you are both asserting what is sincerely believed in various parts of the country. That is why I say extreme partisans are bad at listening to and respecting one another.  This is why splitting California into one rural and one urban state makes some sense.  They might write more or fewer laws that apply better locally.

On this forum, contributers often state the common wisdom of their neck of the woods.  Few are willing to listen to or acknowledge the other side's wisdom.

We were created rural.  The Constitution was written by a rural elite.  They wrote into law the rural perspective, and made sure changing values is not easy.