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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JBTFD who wrote (540408)	2/14/2004 9:38:09 PM
From: Peter O'Brien	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

You are INTELLECTUALLY LAZY. Because Argentina had an economic crisis, you are blaming it ENTIRELY on the privatization and free-market reforms when I have clearly demonstrated there were other factors at play. I have provided an alternative explanation for the crisis that is unrelated to these reforms. Contrary to "taking it as a given" as you suggest, I have also provided a source that indicates the reforms were having a positive effect until they were overwhelmed by the dual problems of a collapsing currency and foreign-demoninated debt. Where is your independent analysis and proof that the reforms had no positive effect? And your last sentence: "it would be a mistake to say that cancer treatments are the cure for auto accidents" indicates that you DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND MY VERY SIMPLE ANALOGY! Good grief, do I even have to explain this simple analogy to you? I never said that "cancer treatments are the cure for auto accidents"! Duuuuhhhh... That is the whole freaking point! Cancer treatments can be beneficial to a patient, but they can still be overwhelmed by other unrelated factors (like getting killed in an auto accident).