tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post7576251666278809539..comments2024-03-27T19:57:30.869-04:00Comments on Springfield Vermont News: Selectboard puts creation of trails committee on holdSpringfield VT Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845498364686334900noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-20735941475349182332017-05-16T16:02:58.037-04:002017-05-16T16:02:58.037-04:00What in recent history would suggest that cutting ...What in recent history would suggest that cutting off the source of supply, rather than cutting off the demand is an efficient way of controlling use?George T McNaughtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-87021648740609572042017-05-16T11:37:31.424-04:002017-05-16T11:37:31.424-04:00So, 8:32, why is our hospital ER not clogged with ...So, 8:32, why is our hospital ER not clogged with alcoholic overdoses? 1. It's legal. 2. The purity of the product is regulated. 3. People who have a problem and would like to deal with it don't get arrested if they admit they're users. 4. The product is so cheap they don't have to commit crimes in order to sustain their habit. 5. While the profit motive is there, sellers chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-1366895231827356902017-05-16T08:32:45.631-04:002017-05-16T08:32:45.631-04:00RE: Giving the Philippine police permission to kil...RE: Giving the Philippine police permission to kill anyone they think looks like an addict or a pusher is not solving an addiction problem.<br /><br />Aw, logic would dictate that barring a source of supply, the expanding web of addicts and dealers would instantly cease. There is no other as effective solution. None. Think the opiate epidemic here is bad now? Without draconian measures it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-43428725446731788212017-05-15T17:28:03.329-04:002017-05-15T17:28:03.329-04:00Giving the Philippine police permission to kill an...Giving the Philippine police permission to kill anyone they think looks like an addict or a pusher is not solving an addiction problem.<br /><br />As the tobacco companies will freely tell you, they make more money when they make more customers; therefore, they add compounds to their products (e.g., cadmium, antifreeze and maple flavoring) to make customers want to buy more-- i.e., to get them chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-12468234779031065542017-05-15T16:11:07.406-04:002017-05-15T16:11:07.406-04:00I see plenty of comments on Dutarte's kill-em-...I see plenty of comments on Dutarte's kill-em-all solution, but nothing yet on it's success in ending their 'epidemic'. Any news?Bob Lombardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-54030340021897316802017-05-15T06:12:08.184-04:002017-05-15T06:12:08.184-04:00More cops is not the answer. Chief Johnston and h...More cops is not the answer. Chief Johnston and his men are doing a commendable job arresting dealers and addicts. The root problem is, no fear of hard time. A liberal appointed judiciary that's given us a revolving door justice system. You see Chuck, we now have a utopian existence due entirely to the selfish motivations of progressive ideals. Alternatively, the opiate epidemic would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-81597020930126455902017-05-14T10:04:33.187-04:002017-05-14T10:04:33.187-04:00Donald Trump is HUGELY in favor of users' fees...Donald Trump is HUGELY in favor of users' fees. They have the highly-desired effect of separating the deserving from the undeserving. All the parks in Christendom used to be exclusively for the use of the gentry; the grubby children on their way to the factories could only look at the men at play. Users' fees made it clear who was who, and kept things that way.<br /><br />As for a lot chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-4439535257109635432017-05-14T00:59:36.776-04:002017-05-14T00:59:36.776-04:00Sure, sure. But the taxpayer foots the bill for t...Sure, sure. But the taxpayer foots the bill for these trivial little projects either way. First they get stuck with the construction cost, then an eternity of maintenance costs. All so a tiny minority of the population can use it for their recreational purposes. Screw that. It's time to impose user fees. If you want to use it, then pay for it. Quit asking the rest of us to subsidize Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-56759916245315111502017-05-12T07:56:23.080-04:002017-05-12T07:56:23.080-04:00$3's here $3's there after a while all tho...$3's here $3's there after a while all those $3's add up to a lot of moneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-46820588403367217282017-05-11T10:59:04.532-04:002017-05-11T10:59:04.532-04:00The parks people found some of the footings for th...The parks people found some of the footings for the footbridge.<br /><br />I expect the average taxpayer's share of the cost will be in the range of $0.0025.<br /><br />The property tax loss which will have to be borne by Springfield's taxpayers averages about $3 per worker or $1.75 per resident, a pretty cheap price to have access to a state park.chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-58950430735814455052017-05-11T08:57:10.353-04:002017-05-11T08:57:10.353-04:00Years ago there use to be a footbridge that went a... Years ago there use to be a footbridge that went across the Black River from rt 11 to Muckross, just north of the old 'Mills Falls'. Now that Muckross has become a VT. State park, I think reconstructing a footbridge in that location would be good for the VT.St.park and the Toonerville trail, and Springfield. (and could probably be funded by the ST.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446642126255258956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-66438001342306026832017-05-10T07:51:17.114-04:002017-05-10T07:51:17.114-04:00I'm glad this is the towns biggest concern rig...I'm glad this is the towns biggest concern right nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-35614133692009579222017-05-10T07:13:26.786-04:002017-05-10T07:13:26.786-04:00Nice article, and discussion, no mention of what t...Nice article, and discussion, no mention of what the cost will be to tax payers.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249438340756932292noreply@blogger.com