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Re: Mechanization Of America

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From: Brock Ulfsen
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:44
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Bert Hyman wrote:
> In news:4376e2dc@dnews.tpgi.com.au Brock Ulfsen <elfwhere@tpg.com.au> wrote:

>>In a parliamentary democracy, funding is at arms length and apolitical, 

> Why?

Because sensible people regard the US system with abject horror.

The alternative is to have vital functions of the state disrupted every 
time the clowns move from the chairs on the left to the chairs on the 
right and vice versa...

...Brock.
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Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:44:04 +1000
From: Brock Ulfsen <elfwhere@tpg.com.au>
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