tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post702580086400637684..comments2024-03-28T17:03:22.102+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: American losersArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-55444412841234497612009-12-29T03:31:17.399+13:002009-12-29T03:31:17.399+13:00I dare say the idea of MORE govt (and more cost of...I dare say the idea of MORE govt (and more cost of same) will...take a while.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-41346610639716698842009-12-28T12:10:51.452+13:002009-12-28T12:10:51.452+13:00Roger: That debate over representation has been go...<b>Roger: </b>That debate over representation has been going on since the Constitution was written, so it's not likely to change anytime soon. I actually think they may have a point: If the US is going to continue to grow in population, there will inevitably be a time in which the size of the House has to be increased. That's not new, either, nor will the HUGE political war that will ensue. It'll make the healthcare "reform" "debate" look like a sedate cotillion.<br /><br /><b>Nik: </b>You're right, it's all swings and roundabouts. Ironically, were it not for the economic gloom, California would've done worse: Many folks stayed in California rather than sell their houses at a huge loss. In any case, winners and losers constantly trade places, and always have.Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-43785361067975462952009-12-28T08:49:13.582+13:002009-12-28T08:49:13.582+13:00Boom and bust I guess; it's not long ago EVERY...Boom and bust I guess; it's not long ago EVERYONE was trying to move to my California but I guess continued economic woes have hit hard. I remember much the same thing in the early 90s too...Nikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817525516356141103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-47487591785498841082009-12-28T00:19:07.735+13:002009-12-28T00:19:07.735+13:00The Census next year SHOULDN'T be a political...The Census next year SHOULDN'T be a political football. But of course, it will. Someone, and I'm too sick (again!) to look for who, was filing a lawsuit that we should have something like 900 members of the House, because the number of people represented by an at-large rep might be 800,000 while a state with 2 reps might be representing only 650,000 each. (The numbers aren't exact, but the principle's intact.)Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com