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1166tim have a look at the Tennessee River Authority....the scale of its scope and bc.hinton-7/17/2008
1165yes ,but one country concentrating power demands others to concentrate as welc.hinton-7/17/2008
1164i have no idea......its been around a long time though.c.hinton-7/17/2008
1163That is why it is wise to diffuse power as much as possible. We need to be miniDMaA-7/17/2008
1162"To be is to do"--Socrates. "To do is to be"--Jean-Paul SartGreg or e-7/17/2008
1161 Yes that a problem. Special interests push all sorts of actions, and then somTimF-7/17/2008
1160On man? Nothing. But 100 million (back then) backed by sound fiscal policies, a DMaA-7/17/2008
1159 Or "I am, therefore I consume"TimF-7/17/2008
1158 Good question. An not an easy one. Both because its potentially such a bigTimF-7/17/2008
1157.....but the voter expects him to and demands action,or the appearance of actionc.hinton-7/17/2008
1156 I'm not sure how anything in the post you replied to could be interpreted TimF-7/17/2008
1155how about.."consumo ergo sum" i consume therefore i amc.hinton-7/17/2008
1154 Its not that participants in the market are inherently wiser or smarter, or moTimF-7/17/2008
1153what would you have done in his place?c.hinton-7/17/2008
1152its bad luck then ....renege on entitlements will loose anybody any election.c.hinton-7/17/2008
1151<I> ....and yet fdr led america to the hight of its power and influence...TimF-7/17/2008
1150a great man he was! "Those were the days"c.hinton-7/17/2008
1149 I agree that what they mean, or what actual policies would be implemented by tTimF-7/17/2008
1148certainly the market is generally the most efficient way to set prices......but c.hinton-7/17/2008
1147all systems. no system can guarantee wise leadersc.hinton-7/17/2008
1146 Any human institution is run by fallible humans, and so is itself fallible. TTimF-7/17/2008
1145Mister we could use a man like Hoybit Hoover again. <i>would you rather hDMaA-7/17/2008
1144Exactly which system are you referring to?DMaA-7/17/2008
1143....and yet fdr led america to the hight of its power and influence... would yoc.hinton-7/17/2008
1142Some people that call for shutting down speculators I hear that and I have no iDMaA-7/17/2008
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