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To: tejek who wrote (323253)	1/27/2007 4:41:44 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1576130

re: Its so ingrained in someone like Tim that he doesn't see the wrongness of that statement nor does he realize that it does little for him as a member of the middle class. The worship of the free market systems does seem to have a religious tone to it for people like Tim. The "free market" will determine the ultimate good; sort of like a literal interpretation of the Bible by fundamentalist Christians. Every answer is there. Good news is that Tim is fringe; not too many folks think like that. Most people muddle along trying to find pragmatic solutions to problems without an ideological bias. It often doesn't seem that way...

To: tejek who wrote (323253)	1/27/2007 6:37:39 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576130

"what's good for GM is good for the nation" "Engine" Charley gets misquoted a lot. What he said was much more benign. What’s good for the country is good for General Motors, and vice versa bartleby.com "Since that wasn't quite true and since GM is now a God awful mess, that quote was changed under Reagan to read: "what's good for the rich is good for the nation"......" Anybody remember the show "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"? It is no accident that was on during the Reagan administration.