I wasn't criticizing him as much as adding to his column. On 7/25/05, Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree, but I thought that it was one of his better columns. It went beyond > mere > punditry, explaining something that most people would not understand.
> On Mon, Jul 25, 2005 at 08:25:50AM -0700, Jim Devine wrote: > > In today's NYT column, Paul Krugman writes: >Modern American politics > > is dominated by the doctrine that government is the problem, not the > > solution. In practice, this doctrine translates into policies that > > make low taxes on the rich the highest priority, even if lack of > > revenue undermines basic public services. You don't have to be a > > liberal to realize that this is wrong-headed. Corporate leaders > > understand quite well that good public services are also good for > > business. But the political environment is so polarized these days > > that top executives are often afraid to speak up against conservative > > dogma.< > > > > but we have to realize that there is a reason for a "hate government" > > ideology even among working-class folk. The government is distant and > > dominated by big business (absent the countervailing power of > > organized labor). A central part of the program for revival of the > > left is to get beyond US-style liberalism (which centers on the > > creation of "good policies") to make the government (and the labor > > movement) more responsive to the grassroots. -- Jim Devine "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" -- Richard Feynman
