Comments on: He told us, but nobody listened http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/04/13/he-told-us-but-nobody-listened/ The Progressive Pulse is a blog about the issues, debates, and people that affect North Carolina public policy. As with the organization that sponsors it, NC Policy Watch, its ultimate objective is to improve the quality of life in the state, in this case by promoting the development of an informed, energetic and progressive online community. The Progressive Pulse welcomes the contributions of interested people of all points of view provided they are of a reasonable length, have some relevance to issues of North Carolina public policy and abide by the common rules of online etiquette (i.e., please avoid inappropriate language and show a measure of respect for others --even the John Locke Foundation). To post a comment, simply click the comment line then provide your name and email. Your email address will not be collected or shared. If you would like to be contributing writer, please send your post to info@ncpolicywatch.com with 'blog' in the subject line. If the post meets with our criteria (has a progressive perspective and is relative to our state), we will publish it. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:41:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: IBXer http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/04/13/he-told-us-but-nobody-listened/comment-page-1/#comment-33952 IBXer Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:53:24 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=4865#comment-33952 Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon. -Winston Churchill Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon.
-Winston Churchill

]]> By: Jack http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/04/13/he-told-us-but-nobody-listened/comment-page-1/#comment-33927 Jack Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:56:09 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=4865#comment-33927 Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton fought for their respective views of what the U.S. economy should be. Should we have an agrarian based economy with a decentralized government or a commerce based economy with a strong centralized government? Well, Hamilton won that war. Hamilton got the big centralized government supporting business while a decentralized government idea was set aside. Jefferson saw the future much differently then did the Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton. Who is right is yet to be known. The experiment continues. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton fought for their respective views of what the U.S. economy should be. Should we have an agrarian based economy with a decentralized government or a commerce based economy with a strong centralized government?

Well, Hamilton won that war. Hamilton got the big centralized government supporting business while a decentralized government idea was set aside. Jefferson saw the future much differently then did the Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton. Who is right is yet to be known. The experiment continues.

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