[PEN-L:3600] Re: scoring expenditures dynamically

1995-01-04 Thread DJ
On Wed, 4 Jan 1995, Charles Whalen wrote: > Given all the recent talk of the need to use "dynamic" scoring when > considering tax cuts, I'm curious whether anyone has written or seen an > essay countering with a discussion of scoring expenditures in a similar > manner. I did see this mention

Re: apologies re: Progressive, quantitative studies of crime?

1994-12-16 Thread DJ
Let me thank Blair for his apologies. Perhaps I was over-reacting too and if I was I am sorry. My over-reaction stems from the fact that some people were ready to put me off this list two years ago and Jim Devine just reminded me of that sad episode recently when he said he should not even be

Re: Progressive, quantitative studies of crime?

1994-12-15 Thread DJ
On Thu, 15 Dec 1994, Blair Sandler wrote: > Doug McCready writes, > > "I ... decided that there must be some good things to say about > unemployment, poverty and violence." > This is quoting out of context - I do not think unemployment is good, but I do think it leads to violence. I also think

Re: Progressive, quantitative studies of crime?

1994-12-15 Thread DJ
On Wed, 14 Dec 1994, Arthur MacEwan wrote: > Can anyone direct me to progressive, quantitative studies of > crime? For example, I would be interested in studies using > regression analysis that attempted to "explain" the crime > rates (particularly violent crime) in different cities or > states

Re: Canada, via Barron's

1994-12-11 Thread DJ
On Sat, 10 Dec 1994, Doug Henwood wrote: > .. 2) by the Calgary-based business writer George Koch, called "Canada's > Newt: How Alberta's premier aims to cut government spending." It > celebrates the budget cutting led by Ralph Klein, who is prortrayed in an > accompanying cartoon as holding

Re: Election results

1994-11-13 Thread DJ
On Sat, 12 Nov 1994, Jim Devine wrote: > At least according to Hal Draper's exhaustive survey of Marx's > political ideas (kARL MARX'S THEORY OF REVOLUTION, Monthly > Review Press), old Karlos wanted a small govt with the > governmental delegates subordinate to civil society. Sounds > a bit lik

Re: Election results

1994-11-12 Thread DJ
Peter Dornan says that the Christian Right is solid on a number of issues while the movements are disparate on many issues. Having read much of the literature put out by the Christian Right - and I am not quite sure who is represented here except most people suggest it is Jerry Falwell and P

Re: election disaster

1994-11-11 Thread DJ
Mark Weisbrot has done a good job of analyzing some aspects of the election earlier this week. As an observer from Canada, with experience in Canadian elections, it seems to me that when there is a shift in votes of even minor portions, it is a negative tally rather than a positive vote for

Re: overpriced journals

1994-10-31 Thread DJ
On Mon, 31 Oct 1994, Cristina Marcuzzo wrote: > I am very interested in the service mentioned as OZ -where you can have an > article sent by e-mail or fax- but what on earth is OZ? Can anyone > provide detail? > I am also wondering!

RE: overpriced journals

1994-10-31 Thread DJ
On Sun, 30 Oct 1994, Bill Brown 465-6423/789-2448 wrote: > I have boycotted Elsiveer journals ever since I became an academic: They are > just too expensive to buy. My guess is thatthey do not expect individuals to > buy them and set high prices knowing (hoping?) that libraries have elastic > bu

Re: Education and State

1994-09-07 Thread DJ
On Wed, 7 Sep 1994, Mary Lou Mitchell wrote: > I attended aomeeting here in San Diego about this issue (broadcast on TV) > at which a priest chanted - capitalism is good (or was it god?) His > attitude seems prevalent. > > I agree that parental involvement is the key. If anything is clear

Re: single-payer health plan

1994-04-05 Thread DJ
:On Mon, 4 Apr 1994, Jim Devine wrote: : :> With the single-payer plan, "the government, not individuals, :> would decide what health care individuals would receive, and :> government would pay the providers of that health care." : :The "government" (presumably some quasi-democratic, quasi-medical