Around Portland Oregon, signs advertising "Concealed Handgun Classes" suddenly appeared tacked to phone poles. A sign of our times? Alan Keyes in his book Our Character, Our Future stated "...we can no longer trust one another because we can no longer make assumptions about the common character of decency that we share as a people." Because of this phenomena, there is a growing fear about personal safety. It seems that we are becoming more and more isolated, even as we live within inches of each other.
We real estate agents love our systems, don"t we? If we can purchase a product that will help us streamline our prospecting efforts, we"re all for it. Where do I sign? But let me fly in the face of convention here and say … STOP! Stop with all the systems and programs and products!
[Note: To follow is an excerpt of a radio show interview conducted by Peter L. Mosca, host of Income Property Investment Talk with the Cato Institute"s Senior Fellow Randal O"Toole who discusses a new study that examines how restrictive government policies choked off growth, encouraged localized housing bubbles, and triggered the current financial crisis. To listen to the show archive or download an MP3, go to www.IncomePropertyInvestmentTalk.com/100709.]