Independence Institute

Giving and Taking Away 0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- February 25, 2011
When Wisconsin and Ohio elected governors who promised to cancel high-speed rail, Secretary LaHood took their money away before the governors-elect even took office. But when Florida’s governor cancelled that state’s high-speed rail, LaHood gave local governments a week to see if they could form a consortium able to take on the project. Why didn’t […]
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Intercounty Connector Opens 0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- February 23, 2011
Maryland’s Intercounty Connector opens for traffic today, either one day or 41 years late depending on how you count. The toll road connects Montgomery and Prince George County in the suburbs of Washington, DC, an area that has grown by more than 75 percent since the road was first planned in the 1960s. Click to […]
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The Anti-Driverless Car Movement Strikes Back 0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- February 22, 2011
“Hands-free driving. Cars that park themselves. An unmanned car driven by a search engine company. We’ve seen that movie. It ends with robots harvesting our bodies for energy.” Some men get a testosterone thrill from having their hands on the wheel of a car, or so they tell the Antiplanner. I just remind them that, […]
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Stop Me Before I Spend Again 0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- February 21, 2011
The debates over public employee pension benefits in Wisconsin and high-speed rail are, at heart, the same question: what to do about growing government debt? There seem to be four basic views. On the Democratic side are the Krugmanites, who think we need to stop worrying about deficits and spend, Spend, SPEND our way out […]
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