Comments on: Why Political Reform Is Not Enough http://www.centrarian.com/2007/02/11/why-political-reform-is-not-enough/ Centering Political and Economic Systems Sun, 20 May 2012 16:38:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: viztor http://www.centrarian.com/2007/02/11/why-political-reform-is-not-enough/#comment-10 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:16:43 +0000 http://www.centrarian.com/2007/02/11/why-political-reform-is-not-enough/#comment-10 The Philly Inquirer had an article once about someone who studied government programs to see which worked and which didn\'t. It is possible to do that, mostly. One of the useless programs was DARE, the anti-drug program. It provided some short term inprovement, but no difference in the long run. Unfortunately nobody wanted to cut off the tap of money to police forces around the country. It would have been better to have the officers on the street rather than talking to the kiddies. The Philly Inquirer had an article once about someone who studied government programs to see which worked and which didn\’t. It is possible to do that, mostly. One of the useless programs was DARE, the anti-drug program. It provided some short term inprovement, but no difference in the long run. Unfortunately nobody wanted to cut off the tap of money to police forces around the country. It would have been better to have the officers on the street rather than talking to the kiddies.

]]> by: Gun Toting Liberal ™ http://www.centrarian.com/2007/02/11/why-political-reform-is-not-enough/#comment-9 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:23:26 +0000 http://www.centrarian.com/2007/02/11/why-political-reform-is-not-enough/#comment-9 <strong>Public Funding of Elections</strong> Over the past couple of decades it is very obvious that our election system for federal office and even for governorships is out of whack. Broken, busted, and not working as it should. There is far to much special interest money in the system for i... Public Funding of Elections

Over the past couple of decades it is very obvious that our election system for federal office and even for governorships is out of whack. Broken, busted, and not working as it should. There is far to much special interest money in the system for i…

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