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To: TobagoJack who wrote (91634)	6/17/2012 10:55:52 PM
From: abuelita	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217619

many moons ago you may have asked me what i recommended as ltbh, and at the time if memory serves, i whispered 'gold' yeah, i remember asking ..... i listen to this from time to time :) Message 19978666

To: TobagoJack who wrote (91634)	6/18/2012 4:29:21 PM
From: dan6	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217619

"all greece is waiting for is a neo-nazi politician who would burn all debt papers, and away they go voting for the only solution they understand." this is a problem that all democracies face. in a democracy, theoretically, the majority is able to vote for themselves whatever they want. no more debt? no problem. it is rather surprising that the majority doesn't vote for themselves endless entitlements. you might argue that they have and do but in some ways it is remarkable that they have shown as much restraint as they have. of course, closer to the truth, it is the plutocrats who find ways to keep the democratic process in check, not out of noblesse oblige, but because they don't like to share. thus, government is often at a standstill, which all things considered, is probably not a bad place for it to be...