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To: philv who wrote (20978)	5/14/2004 6:09:59 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81108

Phil > I have come around to believing in a mixed economy, private and government with real checks and balances on both. Unfortunately, the game is always rigged somewhere. If not by 'special pleading', corruption and cronyism in the country itself, then by price-cutting and 'slave wages', internationally. To use current cliches, there is never a 'level playing field' for everyone, someone is always 'moving the goal-posts' to suit themselves. For example, take the present situation where, after years of tariffs and trade barriers against the countries in the East, these are all now removed and these countries can compete against those of the "developed" world with its much higher cost structure and greater worker benefits. Of course, what we don't see is that many of the companies in the East have shareholders in the West and are financed by Western banks. Globalism. > huge multi-national corporations, who operate with the implicit support of government. And vice versa, that's why I said the worker is stuffed wherever he turns. > Big money has closed ranks. Until it's decided to bring communism back. Then dog eats dog. I have learnt there are no rules in this game. Only history lessons.

To: philv who wrote (20978)	5/16/2004 5:14:36 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81108

Yo Phil, Re: There are few socialists left (pun intended). But there are some excellent ones: wsws.org And they are pointing out that Fascism is all the fashion among the fools and failures in the Democratic Surrender: wsws.org They used to be a Party. Now they are a Fraud. *** Re: As I see it, checks and balances have been eroded in the mad drive to support and expand business at any cost. Not exactly. It is criminal enterprises, like the White House, that are thriving in this climate of laisse faire unfairness. *** Re: I used to think the theory of competition was a good one and part of the checks and balances on business. We all guess wrong from time to time. Successful people learn that the game today is a fraud. *** Re: Even the Socialists have thrown in the towel. Not me. I've tried to get one of the Halliburton monogrammed towels from the Mosul Military R&R Jock Club. But to no avail. I'd like to throw it in, but it is unavailable to civilians. Especially, those labeled weisenheimers. *** Re: There is no alternative....no vision. Let's think about this for a second, shall we. We have Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil and Argentina resisting George Bush's will very strongly. Mexico, CARICOM, the EU, the African Union, China, ASEAN, FSU and Costa Rica are expressing zero support for Bush. The UK is riven with division, as is Australia, New Zealand and the UN Security Council. While the UN General Assembly is extremely hostile, en toto, to George Bush and Bush's boss Ariel Sharon. So what do you mean there is no hostility to George Bush in this world? Do you need to have better reading habits? Are you a corporate media regurgitator?