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To: Katelew who wrote (140499)	7/8/2010 2:52:27 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541851

the public would pay more for milk and Christmas trees. And every bit of picked produce from California and Florida, the kind of fresh fruit and vegetables already sorely lacking in the diets of much of America's middle and lower classes. But apart from that side effect and the very iffy question whether Americans would literally stoop to such work, no problems at all. And if there are no simple solutions, why is federal spending held out as the clear shining example of what to "fix" first?

To: Katelew who wrote (140499)	7/8/2010 3:42:46 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541851

<<<As for magic reset buttons, I sure don't envision anything that easy. Picture the biggest, most intricate, most convoluted Rube Goldberg contraption you can, and you will have an approximation of how the economy is structured, imo.>>> It sounds to me you are suggesting (implying or assuming) that an invisible hand (economy) would make the contraption (economy) simpler and therefore more efficient, but where is the proof? Or, just give us an example of a simple economic model from real life that you imply you understand to be much better.