Usually the annual snow contest doesn’t start until a little later than now. But considering the early snow we now have does that mean the contest is over before it ever got started? Or do we “buzzers” still have hopes for the contest to begin?
In a thread that had gotten long, Old Timer asked: “Libertarian– what do you mean by “The government would only enforce their contracts.”? Aside from this comment, your points seem fairly anarchist in nature, that is, advocating the abolishment of government.”
In libertarian thought, the government is limited to certain very basic functions — you know, kind of like those radicals Thomas Jefferson and James Madison had in mind. Enforcing contracts is one of those functions. If a business employs a worker and then doesn’t pay, the government enforces the contract. The interactions of free men and women then determine pay and working conditions.
This is no more anarchistic than is the idea of having for-profit grocery stores be the primary way that food gets to people. Think about the Bridgewater IGA. There is no government authority that requires it to be there or oversee how much food it orders. Anarchy! and yet it works, and is friendly.
Ask yourself this: Do you think the residents of Bridgewater would be better off if we had a government Ministry of Food responsible for getting groceries to us — instead of IGA vs. 7-11 vs. Dayton Walmart vs. Food Lion?
Wonder if the people of the anti-rich, anti-capitalist set realize that the wealthy folks that they are disparaging pay for the entitlement programs they enjoy. I suppose that point is lost on them.
Nearly 50% of the American public pay no income tax and the wealthiest 20 percent pay 50% of the taxes paid. They are financing Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security,student loans and grants,
pork projects, road and bridge building projects, public tv and radio and even Planned Parenthood, just to name a few. By their own admission, the occupiers aren’t contributing. I guess the socialists won’t be happy until they destroy capitalism and create a truly socialist state……maybe like the wildly successful Cuba and East Germany.
One college age protester that I saw being interviewed stated that the goal was the “total dismantlement of the capitalist system”. When asked what it would be replaced with, the kid just stood there with a totally blank look. Not a clue!!!
I just heard that the Bridgewater IGA is being sold — what does that mean? Will new management operate it as an IGA grocery store, or something else?
It was unseasonably cold at 40 degrees this morning and raining. What happened to all the warm weather?
Posted by Greg as a comment on http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/history/:
I would like to suggest that anyone who has old photos of Bridgewater prior to the 1960s–showing street scenes, businesses and storefronts, residences, special events, etc.–scan their photos and submit them via email to the webmaster, who then can post them on the town’s website or on Facebook. The goal is to obtain vintage photos from personal collections that never before have been seen by the pubic, but would be enjoyed by many as a trip down memory lane to the Bridgewater of yesteryear.
Joyce asked: “Do you know if the post office has stopped Saturday mail delivery for Bridgewater?” and I think the answer is no, there’s still a lot more legislating to do before that would happen. (See http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/09/30/pm-post-office-estimates-10-billion-loss/?refid=0). But I have noticed that Saturday delivery is more variable than it used to be, sometimes very early and sometimes late.
Anybody know more about this?
Years ago (late 1960′s) a whole lotta money was spent to convert Dinkel Ave. from a a very narrow street to a nice wide blvd. Now they are turning the nice wide blvd back into a very narrow street. The idea behind this “traffic calming” effort is that people drive slower if they perceive the street as narrow.
Seems to me an increased police presence there would have worked just as well and the money spent 40 years ago wouldn’t have been wasted.
hi webmaster i am glad the buzz is back. i notice we have hardware choices now in bridgewater. the new randys do it best and the newly renovated bridgewater ace hardware. if the prices are good i wont go to lowes or home depot nearly as much.
After a short time for maintenance we’re back up and running, with this site now combining the best of www.bridgewaterva.com and the Bridgewater Buzz bulletin board. In our outage a lot of old posts were lost . . . they’ll be recovered as time permits. Welcome back to all from your (volunteer, hobbyist) webmaster!
