Murdoch: analogue attitudes in a digital age Aug 30, 2009
Exactly 20 years after his father Rupert also delivered the MacTaggart Lecture to the Edinburgh International Television Festival, the chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, Europe and Asia told the 2009 event that central planning had resulted in lost opportunities for enterprise, free choice and commercial investment. At the heart of these analogue attitudes in a digital age were the unaccountable institutions of the BBC Trust, Channel 4 and Ofcom. (Multichannel News)
James Murdoch Says BBC, U.K. Regulation Stifle Competition, Waste Money Aug 30, 2009
We have limited choice, and we have central planning, Murdoch said yesterday. The result is lost opportunities for enterprise, free choice and commercial investment. (Bloomberg -- UK)
We need action on Central plans Aug 29, 2009
While that pressure is sure to shape board actions, we also suspect the recent election and appointment of new board president has shifted power at such a crucial time midway through Central planning that it has jeopardized some momentum that had already been carrying the Central issue. But board members need to find common ground to disagree and still move forward with the larger vision in mind. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Belarus—2009 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission Aug 28, 2009
Mandatory quantitative targets at the macroeconomic and enterprise levels need to be abolished as it has become more difficult to manage an increasingly sophisticated economy through central planning; and. The banking system shall be allowed to make lending decisions based on the profitability and risks of the projects rather than government directions or recommendations. (IMF News)
What the Growing Deficit Really Means Aug 26, 2009
The Soviet Union, due to its' central planning for its' economy, lack of capital (for investment), inadequate infrastructure, and general overall inefficiency, was not able to match all three areas of competition. The military they did. (CBS News)
Fed didn’t save the economy Aug 23, 2009
Selgin believes the Fed, after helping fuel the housing bubble, has morphed from central banker into central planning agency with a corporate welfare department. In choosing which firms to save and which to leave to the vagaries of the marketplace, the Fed has gone where no orthodox central bank has gone before in picking winners and losers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Newt Gingrich: Competition, not rationing, is cure Aug 20, 2009
But the answer is not central planning. The answer is more market competition giving consumers more choices, more information and more control. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Wrongly smeared as extremists (427) Aug 18, 2009
"It should now be beyond dispute that the Obama administration represents a continuation, solidification and expansion of the Bush legacy, with some minor changes in some areas and a vast acceleration of government growth in others."It is easy to become discouraged as practically everything horrific under Bush continues undisturbed and Obama steps on the gas in his program of redistributionism, central planning and mass economic destruction. At their height of influence, the neoconservatives may... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Health Care Socialism, Fascism, or Freedom? Aug 14, 2009
He thinks;there ought to be a central planning board that will establish social priorities. The businessmen are just the opposite -- every businessman is in favor of freedom for everybody else, but when it comes to himself that s a different question. (Human Events Online)
LETTER: Affordable health care or government control? Aug 8, 2009
What Obama wants is the central planning model of highly controlled health care as part of government totalitarian control. The government would decide more than doctors and patients about health care, using piles of government agencies, providing more barriers to health care than deliveries of it. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Localism and Economic Liberalism: A prolix pontification and an open forum Aug 8, 2009
Although I am not opposed completely to government intervention in the marketplace (as neither Adam Smith was nor, certainly, modern day capitalists are), central planning and government ownership of almost anything are anathema to me, for reasons of economic sensibility, fealty to the Constitution (notwithstanding how ridiculously bad I think it intrinsically is), and localist proclivities. The placeist tendencies, however, leave me less inclined to try to stand athwart local governments... (The American Conservative)
Bill Griffin: Single-payer is Obama's goal Aug 6, 2009
There would be no reason for a president to continually discuss specific health care methods, if he did not believe in central planning. Obama is opposed to market-based reforms, even if those reforms subsidized the uninsured. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Beware the High Cost of Unintended Consequences Aug 4, 2009
Yet central planning is exactly what Obama is attempting to impose on us. The Cash for Clunkers farce is but a tiny sliver of Obama's overall assault on the free market. (Townhall.com)
South Africa: Changing Role of a Champion [editorial] Jul 27, 2009
This is important because although the end of the Cold War illustrated once and for all the superiority of the market system over central planning, the crisis that is currently afflicting world capitalism has also made clear that markets only work for the greater good when they are well regulated, transparent and open to all. Eradicating collusive, monopolistic and other forms of behaviour that stifle competition is therefore an essential part of the battle to restore the credibility of free... (allAfrica.com)
Obama headed to Plains, not Hope Jul 23, 2009
He has mistaken personal popularity for a national predilection toward emergency-driven central planning. Americans prefer the slower process of building political consensus based on reality and at least a semblance of rational deliberation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
The Fatal Conceit Jul 22, 2009
This is one reason central planning never works. No planning board could possibly know what everyone put together knows. (The American Conservative)
Nelson Mandela Jul 18, 2009
President Jacob Zuma moved the respected finance minister to a new and powerful central planning post, and made other Cabinet appointments on Sunday. Justine Gerardy in Johannesburg12. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Letter: Agree to disagree on economic turmoil Jul 17, 2009
I certainly don t have all the answers but I do know that our economy must be run on sound and proven economic principles and not by some kind of central planning by out of touch government bureaucrats. Any attempt to address our dilemma by doing end runs like imposing burdensome tariffs, arbitrary price controls, inane regulations and other gimmicks that Washington sees fit to put into place will only make matters worse. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Levin ad nauseam Jun 30, 2009
It is not true, I think, of the British Hegelians either, particularly not T. H. Green and Bosanquet, although many of Green s students became socialists (yet always opposed mechanistic and central planning socialism, like Marxism and Fabianism). Anyway, so let s do away with this false dichotomy between anti-statism and communitarianism. (The American Conservative)
Waxman's Economy Killer Jun 25, 2009
Given the 20th century s horrific experience with central planning, that should be enough reason for House members to vote NO on Friday. Mr. Milloy is the founder and publisher of , co-founder of the Free Enterprise Action Fund, and co-director of the Free Enterprise Project at the National Center for Public Policy Research. (Human Events Online)
Variance granted in historic district Jun 25, 2009
East Central Planning and Development District, $8445. 18; Singleton Architects, $480; and Construction Services, $23,905. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Bush Unplugged--and Unappreciated Jun 24, 2009
Naturally, he unavoidably made clear his preference for policy solutions in contrast to the central planning now governing Washington. At the same time, he dismissed fears that the nation was rushing toward socialism. (Townhall.com)
Welcome to the USSA Jun 22, 2009
Central planning makes things worse ... Countless other examples could be given, but the point is this: More central government results in less individual freedom, more central planning results in poorer and poorer outcomes. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Jay Low: Burke was wrong in her criticism of Kapanke Jun 21, 2009
Kapanke believes that we who live and work here are infinitely better equipped than a central planning body from Washington, D.C., to determine direction for our local communities. His philosophies of government, by the people, with an inviolable right to private property, are the very principles upon which our country was founded and made us the amazing bastion of freedom and human creativity we once were. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Stanford offers $124 million in 'community benefits' for hospital expansion Jun 17, 2009
This sounds like something right out of the central planning textbook. What makes you think they would want to live there. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
A Refreshing Spin on Cable TV Jun 17, 2009
While it looks unlikely now, I believe freedom loving Americans will eventually say enough is enough with this experiment in central planning and control (ala the former USSR) and take back this country. one way or another. (Townhall.com)
'No more jobs for allies' Jun 6, 2009
" Zille said those interventions that Zuma did outline clearly in his speech greater cohesion and more central planning in the public service were worrying because it would hamper service delivery. "His promise to 'speed up the establishment of a single public service' is worrying. "The creation of a single public service is likely to reduce the provincial and local spheres of government to mere administrative arms of central government, which would be unconstitutional.". (iAfrica.com)
Rethinking our human resource development Jun 1, 2009
In the good old days of central planning, the state wanted to develop people who excelled in what they did but were still subservient to the Soviet. Those who were bright but failed to adopt state-implanted values were consigned to the gulags or prison camps, which is where many artists, writers and scientists eventually ended up. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Sydney slammed as ugly city May 17, 2009
Asian governments have poured billions of dollars into major urban design and public transport projects, which are then run by central planning bodies with the power to override local bureaucracies. Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority is remaking the city as a tropical garden, while the Thai Government is addressing the traffic snarls of Bangkok by extending the city's Skytrain network. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Few bright ideas illuminate the end of the neoliberal era May 16, 2009
The swing towards markets was a repudiation of powers of central planning, not of Keynesianism. The high inflation of the 1970s and '80s discredited high public borrowing. (The Age, Australia -- Opinion)
LETTER: Obama's lack of trust earns low grades May 11, 2009
He realized, unlike Obama, that a totalitarian organization of central planning cannot be of help to America. In creating across-the-board, non-targeted cuts in income tax rates, Reagan trusted people to do what was best with their own money. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Courthouse front entrance to be closed for repairs May 7, 2009
Morton Mayor Greg Butler and Morton Police Chief Jimmie Rogers appeared before supervisors with Lynetta Cooksey, project developer for the East Central Planning and Development District. Cooksey said that the city of Morton had qualified for 14,815 for law enforcement purposes from the federal government and needed the county's authorization to receive the funds. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Capitalism Becomes a Victim of Recession May 2, 2009
But this time the enemies of capitalism have grown bolder, maybe more persuasive, and arguably more effective than its defenders -- certainly more devious in cloaking increasing state controls, central planning and federal ownership with softer terms to beguile voters into giving them the power to manage and control much of our economy. Increased spending for every problem is now called "investment." Reregulation of the nation's financial system and centers of production is called "reform."... (Townhall.com)
Free City Tours Cater to Jane Jacob... Apr 18, 2009
There is no one in a central planning office orchestrating what constitutes good versus bad tour options. Self-Organizing and Locally Delivered City Tours. (Suite101.com)
Managing Climate Change Apr 15, 2009
It is most certainly not under any kind of central planning, Marxist, UN or otherwise. It is much more successfully motivated by a myriad of individual investors, seeking profits but regulated by the decentralized governments of separate nations, states and international organizations. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Former Fortescue manager's honesty questioned Apr 15, 2009
Chinese central planning official at centre of Fortescue Metals Group. 9 Apr. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The Sad Story of Europe's Economic Ne'er-Do-Well Apr 15, 2009
Twenty years ago, Budapest was the shining star of the Communist Bloc and Prague was a sleepy backwater, even as its Karl Marx University, where I was a Fulbright scholar, still had a "Department of Central Planning" and Marxian "dialectical materialism" was a two-year required course for all economics undergraduates. From that intellectual tradition arose one of the most open and progressive regimes for foreign investment in all of Eastern Europe. (Human Events Online)
Read 'Cost of Freedom' recap Apr 14, 2009
Central planning never works. It will never work, and we can see that in our lifetime. (Fox News)
Ills of French health system a lesson on reining in costs Apr 11, 2009
Unfortunately, such central planning by government officials is unlikely to allocate resources efficiently. And many are predicting that France will soon experience physician shortages. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Official at centre of Fortescue case in jail for bribery Apr 10, 2009
THE Chinese central planning official at the centre of Fortescue Metals Group chief Andrew Forrest's court proceedings is now in a Beijing jail, convicted of receiving more than 1 million yuan ($A205,000) in bribes. He Lianzhong was in charge of outward foreign investment at the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) before being tripped up by a disgruntled mistress. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Fortescue employee casts doubt on company's claims Apr 10, 2009
Chinese central planning official at centre of Fortescue Metals Group chief Andrew Forrest's court proceedings now in a Beijing jail. 10:43am. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Pompeo launches congressional campaign Apr 9, 2009
We need a leader who will stand and fight against an administration that is promoting central planning and a larger government at the expense of future generations. Pompeo seeks to replace Tiahrt, who plans to run for the U.S. Senate. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
In the exam room: Doctor, patient, laptop Apr 5, 2009
Others - warning of "Soviet" style central planning - argue for fewer standards to allow quicker adoption of less expensive, if less comprehensive, systems. "The standards are good enough. The technology is good enough," Mostashari said. (The Palm Beach Post)
Neuroscience and social deprivation: I am just a poor boy Apr 4, 2009
Socialists have tried to abolish it by dictatorship and central planning. Liberals have preferred democracy and opportunity. (The Economist)
Clashes at Nato summit protests Apr 3, 2009
For decades it has stood at a distance from the alliance, taking part in military operations but not in its central planning and decision-making. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Europe)
A 'Truly Breathtaking' Departure Apr 3, 2009
And plan on bailout nation taking a new left turn toward the kind of central planning that has held down economic growth in Europe and Japan for so very long.. Mr. Kudlow hosts CNBC's "Kudlow ny" and is a nationally syndicated columnist. (Human Events Online)
Cuba's green example Apr 2, 2009
Of course a powerful authoritarian state and strong central planning made such huge changes easier to implement; a similar process of development might be very different, and possibly lees successful, in the West. But as an increasing number of people believe we will soon face a major social and economic crisis as oil supplies dwindle over coming decades, many believe we have a lot to learn from the Cuban experience. (CNN -- International)
Asia's savers not the culprit Apr 1, 2009
Two weeks ago from Alan Greenspan, this time via The Wall Street Journal: " ... The presumptive cause of the world-wide decline in long-term rates was the tectonic shift in the early 1990s by much of the developing world from heavy emphasis on central planning to increasingly dynamic, export-led market competition. The result was a surge in growth in China and a large number of other emerging market economies that led to an excess of global intended savings relative to intended capital... (Asia Times Online)
Questions and more questions Mar 29, 2009
How compelling must the reason be before we completely remove personal property rights and substitute a central planning regimen that we won t call an ism. We need a PLANETARY EMERGENCY. Fortunately we have people who are very good at creating planetary emergencies. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
‘Green Hell’ Coming Soon to a Life Like Yours Mar 25, 2009
Milloy reveals it as the ultimate in Soviet-style central planning. The modern flush toilet. (Human Events Online)
Is Obama Designing the End of Capitalism? Mar 20, 2009
Government intervention and central planning is not Capitalism/Free Market economics but is Socialism that leads to Marxism/Communism when the central government planning replaces individual consumer choices. Capitalism in a true free market allows people to use their own discretion as to what bank they want to deal with, and they quickly learn whether or not they made the right decision. (Townhall.com)
Merging cities a good idea Mar 19, 2009
PeterBrunson wrote on Mar 18, 2009 4:32 PM:" In my view it should be a case of better representation for taxpayers rather than the focus on non-existent economies of scale in cisty government. Central planning works well where? ". BobBayn wrote on Mar 18, 2009 6:21 PM:" In that case, maybe we should turn the Highland Drive Irrigation Association into Highland Town and turn our association president into a mayor with a seat at the mayors association and the regional council. We could contract... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
County’s unemployment rate hits 6.6 percent Mar 19, 2009
The East Central Planning and Development District which includes Scott County reported an 8. 6 percent unemployment rate for January and the East Central Community College District including Scott County reported 9. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Growing Government: China To Our Right Mar 17, 2009
Tens of millions perished in the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, when the government was committed to Marxist-Leninist economic ideology, but government forces also slaughtered thousands at Tiananmen Square in 1989, a decade into China's transition from central planning to a more market-oriented economy. As the post-Mao Chinese government has often admitted, it is simply embracing "what works" economically which is also what advances its own global competitive interests. (Investors Business Daily)
Creative buds can bloom in a recession Mar 16, 2009
Its laneway bars, its hundreds of live venues, its smart graffiti and street art, the distinctive inner-suburbs, eclectic shops and local designer-based retail strips are not the product of arts agencies or central planning but of the hard-working, low-budget ethos of a decade ago. Whether it likes it or not NSW faces a similar opportunity. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Above His Pay Grade Mar 4, 2009
They care only about grabbing more power for their party, which explains why they have championed a central planning model of economics (National Socialism) and are not backing down. Consider Senator Frank Lautenberg, a member of the Democratic Socialists for America, who was illegally placed on the 2002 New Jersey ballot by the Democrat Governor of that state, only to have the Democrat dominated New Jersey Supreme Court approve it. (Townhall.com)
The Cal Ripken President Feb 26, 2009
Government bureacracy and central planning are inefficient and lack the intelligence of a free market. Government schools are anathema to liberty. (Townhall.com)
Write your own Perdue caption Feb 24, 2009
Central planning failed in the USSR and it will fail here as well. Making Obama a failure, of course. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Dutch economy contracting at 'unprecedented' rate Feb 17, 2009
The economic forecast, issued separately by the Central Planning Bureau Tuesday, was a sharp revision from the much milder 0. 75 percent decline predicted in its last official report in December. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Tories plan Boris Johnson-style mayor for major towns Feb 17, 2009
"Mr Cameron will also announce plans to scrap regional development agencies (RDAs) and enable local authorities to benefit financially when they deliver housing which residents in the area want to live in, providing councils and taxpayers an incentive to build new homes.Authorities would also receive cash rewards when new businesses opened in their area, in a move designed to spur business creation and new jobs.Ministers accused the Tories of proposing the removal of a "vital lifeline" to... (Telegraph.co.uk)
S A Aiyar: Capitalism reinventing itself Feb 16, 2009
In the US, Howard Scott's technocracy movement predicted the replacement of market prices by central planning. British sociologist Karl Mannheim asserted in Man and Society in An Age of Reconstruction (1940) that democracy could survive only by delinking from capitalism. (India Times, India)
LETTER: U.S. must succeed if Obama is to be a success Feb 8, 2009
Reagan s policies seemed too simplistic to some with their lack of central planning. However, his policies permitted new and complex social and economic action which spelled recovery and improvement. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Peace of mind comes in yellow Feb 7, 2009
I suddenly realized that I am circling around in my office, muttering to myself, having given up conscripting other people to do my research work for me, when I realized I didn't really give a crap anymore after I learned that Harper's Index reported that the $750 billion stimulus bailout bill exceeds the cost (in inflation-adjusted dollars) of the "entire New Deal" of the commie-bastard Franklin Roosevelt, which has heretofore been considered to be the ultimate in the stupidity of central... (Asia Times Online)
