tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post8296016127382774067..comments2023-11-02T04:58:34.355-04:00Comments on Libertarian Party of Allen County, Indiana: Should there be a federal law against state incentives?Jeannette Jaquishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226385515110623744noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-11662511963982684072007-06-12T20:42:00.000-04:002007-06-12T20:42:00.000-04:00Tim,The Constitution does give the Federal governm...Tim,<BR/>The Constitution does give the Federal government the power to regulate interstate trade. That power has been severely abused, such as when the federal government decided that possessing a gun within 500 feet of a school interfered with interstate trade. The founder's original intent with the interstate trade clause was to keep say, Indiana from placing tariffs on coal imported from Virginia, or Ohio from outlawing grain imported from Indiana. This kept trade wars from taking place between the states. A state might gain a temporary economic edge by restricting imports, but other states would soon respond with their own restrictions. In the end, everybody loses.<BR/><BR/>Part of the whole reason for having a federal government in the first place was so that states would place nice with each other and not interfere in the (mostly) free interstate market. I can vote for a governor and state reps who promise not to use my money to subsidize companies. But in order to keep Buckeyes from trying to bribe companies into moving into their high tax, low speed limit state, I have to turn to Congress for help.Robert Endershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592475828737641009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-51621088273974912442007-06-12T19:35:00.000-04:002007-06-12T19:35:00.000-04:00Wouldn't the Libertarian solution be to elect offi...Wouldn't the Libertarian solution be to elect officials in the states that wouldn't give away your tax dollars to lure companies? What would, or should the feds have to do with any of it? I don't think you want the federal government regulating what your state leaders can and can't do with state resources do you?Tim Zankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619436377992741061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-80647836215110156652007-06-12T14:32:00.000-04:002007-06-12T14:32:00.000-04:00The only city to successfully prevent "brain drain...The only city to successfully prevent "brain drain" was East Berlin. But those measures worked right up until 1989....<BR/><BR/>If a person doesn't want to stay in Fort Wayne, if they do not want to be part of this community's future, then I do not see a reason to bribe them or force them to stay.Robert Endershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592475828737641009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-53277823189817664432007-06-12T11:02:00.000-04:002007-06-12T11:02:00.000-04:00While I'm solidly IN favor of stopping these "bidd...While I'm solidly IN favor of stopping these "bidding wars" as a carrot on a string for some business to drool over, I would entertain the notion of having the city of FORT WAYNE provide me and my family for some INCENTIVE to STAY here....<BR/><BR/>Now that would be fun to watch!<BR/><BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>B.G.Bob G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09222203353717749897noreply@blogger.com