Re: Predictions and Re: Smaller Government-Is it possible or a pipe dream?

2009-09-09 Thread John Williams
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Chris Frandsen wrote: > Yes! I believe that the clarification of the possible meanings of the word > "sized" which you have provided are/ could be indeed perhaps what the > gentleman was suggesting. I would not be surprised however if he took > offense at any attem

Re: Predictions and Re: Smaller Government-Is it possible or a pipe dream?

2009-09-09 Thread Chris Frandsen
On Sep 9, 2009, at 4:56 AM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Perhaps he was thinking of one where one or both of those items is comparable per capita, with the "amount of dollars spent" perhaps also adjusted for inflation? Or maybe the "amount of dollars spent," iow, taken in in taxes, as a fract

Re: Predictions and Re: Smaller Government-Is it possible or a pipe dream?

2009-09-09 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 03:17 PM Tuesday 9/8/2009, Chris Frandsen wrote: Your comment on not having much evidence to evaluate the reliability of my predictions is correct, to the best of my knowledge. Which is the most unlikely beginning condition, that we get serious or that we can decide what to do? When you sug

Predictions and Re: Smaller Government-Is it possible or a pipe dream?

2009-09-08 Thread Chris Frandsen
Your comment on not having much evidence to evaluate the reliability of my predictions is correct, to the best of my knowledge. Which is the most unlikely beginning condition, that we get serious or that we can decide what to do? When you suggested that your preference is for "a government si