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Lanny_MacDonald · 07-27-2006, 03:52 PM

I'm going to have to read that. Sounds interesting. I'm still guarded in anything that comes from the American Enterprise Institute as it is a think tank normally pretty focused on rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. One thing that bugs me about them, they are a huge player in setting policy in the United States, and shouldn't be IMO. Corporations have no place in politics and vice versa.

One thing that bothers me about the idea is the privatization of entities that work for the whole public good. I've never liked that idea, mostly because it can lead to tiered systems. Everyone should have the same level of security IMO, and heathcare and social security are both personal security issues.

07-27-2006, 03:52 PM	#2
Lanny_MacDonald Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	I'm going to have to read that. Sounds interesting. I'm still guarded in anything that comes from the American Enterprise Institute as it is a think tank normally pretty focused on rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. One thing that bugs me about them, they are a huge player in setting policy in the United States, and shouldn't be IMO. Corporations have no place in politics and vice versa. One thing that bothers me about the idea is the privatization of entities that work for the whole public good. I've never liked that idea, mostly because it can lead to tiered systems. Everyone should have the same level of security IMO, and heathcare and social security are both personal security issues.