Re: the socialism of risks/costs

2003-11-12 Thread troy cochrane
Has anyone ever done a study on the actual returns cities and states have seen on these corporate subsidies? TroyEubulides [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [New York Times]November 10, 2003When Subsidies to Lure Business Don't Pan OutBy LOUIS UCHITELLEINDIANAPOLIS - A huge, light-gray building, trimmed

Re: the socialism of risks/costs

2003-11-10 Thread Seth Sandronsky
-0800 From:Eubulides [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: the socialism of risks/costs [New York Times] November 10, 2003 When Subsidies to Lure Business Don't Pan Out By LOUIS UCHITELLE INDIANAPOLIS - A huge, light-gray building, trimmed jauntily in blue, rises from the rolling, grassy fields on the far side

Re: the socialism of risks/costs

2003-11-10 Thread Devine, James
I'm pretty sure that Gore was quoting Norman Thomas. Jim -Original Message- From: joanna bujes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun 11/9/2003 10:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: Re: [PEN-L] the socialism of risks/costs

the socialism of risks/costs

2003-11-09 Thread Eubulides
[New York Times] November 10, 2003 When Subsidies to Lure Business Don't Pan Out By LOUIS UCHITELLE INDIANAPOLIS - A huge, light-gray building, trimmed jauntily in blue, rises from the rolling, grassy fields on the far side of the runways at Indianapolis International Airport. From the approach

Re: the socialism of risks/costs

2003-11-09 Thread joanna bujes
I think Gore Vidal summed it up best when he said What we have in this country is socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor. Joanna Eubulides wrote: [New York Times] November 10, 2003 When Subsidies to Lure Business Don't Pan Out By LOUIS UCHITELLE INDIANAPOLIS - A huge, light-gray

Re: the socialism of risks/costs

2003-11-09 Thread Jurriaan Bendien
I think Gore Vidal summed it up best when he said What we have in this country is socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor Maybe this is a bit side-ways, but in his essay What is the bureaucracy ? (reprinted in Tariq Ali (ed.), The Stalinist Legacy), Ernest Mandel refers to the elite