[EM] Interesting article

[Narins, Josh]

This article was about a small (pop 10K) town in CT where the new residents
(wealthy) democratically voted for a very large bond issue to improve the
already notable local school system. The author contends that Democracy
failed the long time residents, whom he refers to as "Swamp Yankees."

It's true! If all the rich people move to one town, Democracy can work for
them.

Elsewhere in America, they'll have to buy politicians.

80% of political donations in the US come from the top one quarter of one
percent wealthiest.

Corporations outspend Labor by 10-to-1.

Actually, only Aristocratic societies need "Welfare." You'll see the
beginning of massive social programs with the election of America's 20th
Century Aristocrat, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

I find it a great irony that GOP tax policy exacerbates the conditions which
create demand for welfare, and vice-versa.

The other irony is the whole Chickenhawk thing with the GOP.


-----Original Message-----
From: Rob LeGrand [mailto:honky1998 at yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 11:18 PM
To: election-methods-list at eskimo.com
Subject: [EM] Interesting article


It's a bit off-topic, but I'm interested to know what those on this list
(especially those of a "progressive" ilk) think of the following article,
called Democracy, the God That Mugged Me:

http://www.lewrockwell.com/callahan/callahan79.html

Please respond privately if indeed you think it's too off-topic.  Thanks.

--
Rob LeGrand
honky98 at aggies.org
http://www.onr.com/user/honky98/rbvote/calc.html


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