RE: Time For Tough Talk

I knew Linda Brinson wouldn't be able to publish a libertarian-sounding piece like this without invoking fascism at some point. I was with her all the way until she wrote this:

And state legislators should be working hard to curb coastal development.

Horse feathers! Should we, as taxpayers, stop subsidizing people who have to rebuild their coastal homes every two or three years? Absolutely! We should never have gotten into that business in the first place. As an aside, people might find it instructive to learn just how many of our fine legislators (from both sides of the aisle) have beach property. Should we tell people that if they choose to build in these locations, they are on their own? You betcha. Should we tell people they can't build on their own property? Not on your life.