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To: i-node who wrote (538163)	12/22/2009 12:32:08 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1586914

Asswipe, the FACTS aren't on your side. Only the distorted numbers from the highly partisan Heritage Foundation, know partisan liars. Which is why you never post LINKS. "The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) was founded in 1938, partly by executives from corporations such as Eli Lilly, General Mills, Bristol-Myers, Chemical Bank, and Chrysler who were disgruntled with the effects that the New Deal was having on society. Its board is today made up almost entirely of executives from major corporations, and it's staffed mainly by intellectuals and former government officials. Growing rapidly between 1970 and 1980, when its revenue expanded from less than $1 million with a staff of ten to about $8 million with a staff of 125, it played an important role in ushering in the current era of Reaganist, supply side, neoliberal economics.3 It is currently ranked sixth on a list of America's most influential think tanks, the second highest of "partisan" think tanks, just behind the Heritage Foundation.4 The Heritage Foundation was founded in 1973 with help from beer magnate John Coors. It was instrumental in creating the Contract with America that helped Republicans win a 1994 majority in Congress. In partnership with the Wall Street Journal, it publishes the annual Index of Economic Freedom. The Index notes that this year, "Regrettably, populist attacks on the free market, fueled by the economic slowdown and the political temptation of quick interventionist remedies, have gained momentum." It is currently ranked fifth on a list of America's most influential think tanks, the highest ranked of those that are considered "partisan."5,6" Don't expect us to take information from these sources as objective or true.