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gjc@mitech.com (George J. Carrette) writes:
>You are obviously IGNORANT about the history you quote to support 
>your arguments.
>       The Columbus expeditions were privately funded! 
...
>Queen Isabella, patron saint of Venture Capitalists.

This is an oversimplification.  The person whose "private funds" funded
the expedition, Isabella, was the government (no, she wasn't just the
"wife", she had a separate kingdom from Ferdinand's and after they united
them they ruled jointly) and there wasn't much separation between her
own resources and those obtained by taxing the people.  It's not like
she payed the costs out of her salary.  Yes, she hocked her jewels, but
these were the legacy of the kingdom (government property, in modern terms).

Similarly for almost all the art of the Renaissance: those opposed to the
NEA like to argue that this was all private patronage, but the nobles who
put up the dough were the kings of their little domains, obtained all
their resources from the people they ruled, and patronized the arts for
the glory of their cities and countries (that is, for government
purposes).
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