Comments on: On the radio https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/on-the-radio-41/ Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/on-the-radio-41/#comment-1091798 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:28:25 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=70207#comment-1091798 In reply to Ted Ferragut.

Ted Ferragut: Read my policy paper, Capitalism in Space. Or maybe one or two of my histories. I do not speak from ignorance. Nor do I completely dismiss the need for government. We are supposed to be a nation of laws and limited government. The laws require government to administer them. The government is also responsible for defending that nation. The citizenry, as individuals, are supposed to exercise their own “self-government” (to use Washington’s words) and not rely on that government to manage their own personal lives.

The problem has and continues to be a government over-reaching its responsibility as described, and a public eager to let it.

]]> By: Ted Ferragut https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/on-the-radio-41/#comment-1091795 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 18:51:31 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=70207#comment-1091795 Bob, I sincerely apologize for getting your name wrong. And I have no intent to embarrass you or myself. I am sincere about advocating vs reporting on privatization of space program. A great space program with a privatization component demands a robust and intelligent public sector to maintain effective leadership in space. I believe that Government needs skill and expertise for science exploration, military requirements, international treaties, public safety, and more.. I represented the private sector in transportation privatization and we succeeded where we had strong public sector skills and cooperation. All I am saying.

]]> By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/on-the-radio-41/#comment-1091784 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:14:03 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=70207#comment-1091784 In reply to Ted Ferragut.

Ted Ferragut: Sorry, but it is hard to take your criticism seriously when you can’t even get my name right.

]]> By: Ted Ferragut https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/on-the-radio-41/#comment-1091774 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:33:10 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=70207#comment-1091774 I just listened to the podcast and was taken back a little bit on Ron going from independent reporter to advocate/marketer for privatization of the space program. Having worked a split career in both government and the private sector, including privatization efforts in transportation, anyone who picks one side over the other had a fundamental lack of knowledge of the depth of issues in true public-private partnerships. Sorry Ron. Stick to reporting facts.

]]> By: Bill Bartholomew https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/on-the-radio-41/#comment-1091700 Sat, 24 Oct 2020 22:55:38 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=70207#comment-1091700 Thanks, Bob. A pleasure. Look forward to another round.

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