*** But most are more akin to direct handouts that are nothing more than forced income re-distribution. This has all kinds of unintended negative effects. Chief among those is that the subsidies don't encourage any change of behavior, i.e. people don't work either hard enough or smart enough. ***
Spoken like a true conservative, sir. Ross, I'm beginning to take a shine to you. If you're anywhere near the Red Hook Brewery in Portsmouth NH Friday night, you'll drink for free.
Of course, this may alienate you from 98% of the rest of the board.
