Subject: Re: [LPNY DISCUSS] George Will explains it all Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 11:57:26 -0500 To: From: Bob Armstrong On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 23:27:05 -0500, Gary Popkin wrote: >=A0>From: "Gary Popkin" >=A0> >=A0>Yes, this seems so obvious (once it is explained) that it is= amazing that >=A0>Great Britain has been able to muddle through for 1000 years. >=A0> > >=A0Maybe it has something to do with the maximization of long-term= government >=A0largesse. Yes , I believe this is very much the controlling factor . Hence= , the "mixed" economy which in democracies leads to oscillation= between election of socialist and "conservative" governments . --=A0 =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 Computing Environment : =A0http://CoSy.com/CoSy/ Libertarian Presidential Candidates =A0:= http://CoSy.com/Liberty.htm Restore our Right to Relax : =A0http://ny.lp.org/cgi-bin/petition.cgi?Against_the_Smoking_Ban =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02004/03/30 11:41:10 AM