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the nation holds very dangerous distribution and consumption of
attitudes as we move into the21st goods and was able to stifle re-
century. We believe
that an interventionist
government "^counter-
productive and retards
economic and social
growth.
Nothing could be
further from the tnrth.
The interventionist
state is essential to the
survival and prosperity
of a modern nations
Period.
First, the survival of
the modern state requires a mod-
ern army. Modern armies inher-
ently require either government
intervention with the private sec-
tor in the way of arms contracts,
research and maintenance, or
state-run industry to fuel, supply,
move and arm the military.
To fight a modern, "total" war
successfully, the state absolutely
must have the ability to take con-
trol of the private sector and em-
ploy social censorship. In war-
time, millions of shells, millions
of pounds of food and water and
millions of barrels of oil are re-
quired every day just to maintain
a stable front. Domestic prices
must be kept stable, civiliansmust
be fed, and protest must be stifled
for victory. This entails not only
government control of arms in
dustries. but also price controls,
censorship and rationing.
l/>ok at the past 100 years for
precedents and you will see the
failure of the laissez-faire state in
any kind of modern conflict.
World War 1, the- first large-scale
Jeff
ZlNSMEISTEK
ASST. OPINION
EDITOR
volt. The United States
"socialized" itself far
more in World War li
than it ever had during
the New Deal, and yet
no one seemed to no-
tice,
In 1917 Russia, the
lack of censorship and
a weak state brought
crowds, into the streets
and turned soldiers
against their officers.
Laissez-faire atti-
tudes in France quickly changed
to an interventionist mindset once
it was realised that the system
could not provide the army with
enough materials at a reasonable
price. Obviously, the laissez-faire
state cannot survive in a modern
world.
Obviously, the
laissez-faire state
cannot survive in a
modern world.
Second, social control by the
state is needed to supply this na-
tion with the high standard of
living which it enjoys today. For
you and I to enjoy such pleasant-
ries as plumbing, "electricity, de-
cent road and rail, public lighting,
police and fire departments and
emergency medical care, a fed-
eral body is needed for the large-
sca^ funding and coordination.
riology we demand.
Third, the laissez-faire indus-
trial state was a reality in the late
19th century here and in Europe.
Look at what sort of society it
produced. Rampant, uncontrolled
growth stratified society along
class lines, led to urban decay and
poverty, pollution on a grand scale,
horrific working conditions, child
labor, severe public health prob-
lems, and finally, revolutionary
foment and discontent.
For example, around 1900, the
British found that a full one-third
of their military recruits were un-
fit for service due to poor health
from factory work and squalid liv-
ing conditions. Is this what Liber-
tarians and their ilk glorify?
Those who seek a return to
18th-century government must
welcome 18th-century technology
as well. The noninterventionist
state is unable to stabilize or even
protect a modern nation, and can-
not maintain a high standard of
living for the majority of its citi-
zens.
Admittedly, there are certainly
diminishing returns of sorts with
government. But the modern state
necessitates extensive govern-
ment intervention into the private
sector. You want "individual rights
over big government?" I'll start
building your outhouse immedi-
ately, and you can hand over those
car keys on your way out.
Be careful what you wish for;
you just might get it.
Jeff Zinsmeister is a Will Rice
. College freshman.
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On Oct. US, a global e-mail was
sent to everyone at Rice University
concerning the homecoming elec-
tions. This e-mail was sent by me
and two others to campaign to elect;
Alberto Youngblood as homecom-
ing king. The large number of e-
mails caused the e-mail server on
Owlnet to back up and the network
file system to overload, causing
Owlnet to go down. Owlnet adminis-
trators had to. work on this problem
in the middle of the night and deaf
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sage.
I would like to apologize to the
people that were bothered by this
message and to the system adminis-
trators who had to answer questions
and fix t he problems t hat this caused
We in no way intended for this to
happen. We only wanted people to
vote for Alberto Youngblood.
Ellis (iiles
WRC '96
Parking
FROM PAGE
(and countless others) have regis-
tered my car in the stadium without
ever being asked for identification
or proof .of ownership. No doubt
Medical Center workers use Rice
stadium parking. 1 told her this and
she concurred.
A few days ago 1 discovered that
identification is now required to reg-
ister your car. There's more to do,
though. I discovered that the police
department was "two or three
weeks" behind in appealing tickets.
Upon complaining, too loudly
about this, I was threatened with
arrest. I know, though, that 1 don't
need to comment about the polite-
ness ot the non-uniformed officers
that work in the station. They've
issued so many tickets without any
regard to their legitimacy that
they're swamped witji irate students.
There is only one solution, and that
is private incentive.
I propose that if a Campus Police
officer writes a ticket which is later
repealed, the price of that ticket
should come out of his paycheck. I
know the officer who didn't even
look for my sticker might try a bit
harder next time if he had to go a few
weeks without doughnuts, being
SI SO short of cash. You know who
you are, Officer 127, Every one ol
my tickets was, of course, repealed.
Sebastian Goode
Baker '97
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Bentsen
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tliat there were Rice students in the
crowd, he brought up Rice and
wanted to know what he could tell
the Rice community if Congress cut
aid. Bentsen, the fat her of two young
daughters, also supports increased
programs for primary- and second-
ary education.
While he cares about the envi-
ronment, opposing the lobbyists' re-
writing of the clean air and clean
water acts, Bentsen also cares about
protecting research and scientific
endeavors, particularly those in the
Houston community such as NASA
and the Texas Medical Center. He
is working to increase local jobs in
the technological industries as well
as through the Fort of Houston.
Bentsen does support a balanced
budget, but he opposed the Gingrich
planlo cut Medicare, as well as edu-
cation. He is a leader in the fight for
healt h care reform, supporting bills
such as the Kennedy-Kassenbaum
bill that allows people to keep insur-
ance even if they switch jobs or be-
come sick or unemployed, or both.
After the circus of this congres-
sional election and w(ith a note to
Gramm's fmancial.dominance over
Senate candidate Morales in the past
campaign, Bentsen is making cam-
paign reform a priority in this next
Congress. That is if he gets elected
Bentsen hosts his town meetings on
campus. l>ook in the Thresher for
Bentsen as a part"of Our meet-1he-
candidate and "Let's<10 hunch" se-
ries, You can bring up your con-
cerns directly, and I promise you,
Ken Bentsen will listen.
'Hie Rice Young Democrats now
meet alternate Mondays at 9:30 p.m.
in Kelley Lounge. The next meeting
is Nov. 18.
Dole
FRQM PAGf 3
Both President C linton and Dole,
to their credit, have proposed poli-
cies that, if implemented correctly,
have a realistic chance of being ef-
fective. Yet your poor editorial fails
to mention even a single goal of
either candidate.
In reading your uninformed
piece. 1 wonder why you even both
ered to endorse a candidate at all
rims your endorsement of Dole has
failed on two counts: it has failed
journalistically, and It has failed to
make a legitimate contribution to
this important election.
Philip Rothnian
Brown '98
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Beard, Marty & Rao, Vivek. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 8, 1996, newspaper, November 8, 1996; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth246552/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.