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Re: Mechanization Of America

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From: Bert Hyman
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:08
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In news:4379130d@dnews.tpgi.com.au Brock Ulfsen <elfwhere@tpg.com.au>
wrote: 

> 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.

Well, that's certainly a full and satisfactory answer for why science
funding in a "parliamentary democracy" is so darn nice. 

Good job!

-- 
Bert Hyman	St. Paul, MN	bert@iphouse.com
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