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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (40259)	3/23/2004 10:01:49 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Iraq One Year Later by Republican Congressman Ron Paul, MD... lewrockwell.com <<...Even if we assume that anything will be an improvement over the Hussein regime, the fundamental question remains: Why should young Americans be hurt or killed to liberate foreign nations? I have never heard a convincing answer to this question. If we sacrifice 500 lives to liberate Iraq, should we sacrifice five million American lives to liberate the people of North Korea, Taiwan, Tibet, China, Cuba, and countless African nations? Should we invade every country that has an oppressive government? Are nation-building and empire part of our national credo? Those who answer yes to these questions should have the integrity to admit that our founders urged the opposite approach, namely a foreign policy rooted in staying out of the affairs of other nations...>>

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (40259)	3/23/2004 10:07:57 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

The Widening Safety Net mises.org

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (40259)	3/23/2004 11:24:00 AM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

The percentage of credit card payments that were past due shot up to a record in the final quarter of last year, but delinquency rates for some other types of consumer loans dropped, painting a mixed picture of how Americans are handling their debt usatoday.com A rate hike could tip a rash of bankrupcy. Those who can stay away from debt will pick up all the assets of the debtors. After that there may be a return to the Hoovervilles for those who no longer have assets or jobs. TP