Raising My Temperature
11 January 2008
The Editor, New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
To the Editor:
Government officials in California now seek power to centrally control thermostats in private buildings ("California Seeks Thermostat Control," January 11). In an attempt to paint those who object to such government intrusion as alarmists, your reporter explains that "The fact that similar radio-controlled technologies have been used on a voluntary basis in irrigation systems on farm fields and golf courses and in limited programs for buildings on Long Island is seldom mentioned" by opponents of such power.
Suppose Sacramento proposes to remotely control, in "emergency" situations, all newspaper presses. Would you remain sanguine about such government powers if someone explained that history is full of instances of the press voluntarily restraining itself?
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
The Editor, New York Times
229 West 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
To the Editor:
Government officials in California now seek power to centrally control thermostats in private buildings ("California Seeks Thermostat Control," January 11). In an attempt to paint those who object to such government intrusion as alarmists, your reporter explains that "The fact that similar radio-controlled technologies have been used on a voluntary basis in irrigation systems on farm fields and golf courses and in limited programs for buildings on Long Island is seldom mentioned" by opponents of such power.
Suppose Sacramento proposes to remotely control, in "emergency" situations, all newspaper presses. Would you remain sanguine about such government powers if someone explained that history is full of instances of the press voluntarily restraining itself?
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Monday June 9, 2008 at 8:55am