On Sat, 12 Apr 2003 12:19, you wrote: > Is that "Socialist" with a curled lip, or is that "socialist" as in a > nation that takes care of its people rather than throwing them to the > bottom feeders? > > In far more instances than not it's better than a representative democracy > where anyone can be bought for a price - where "one man one vote" can be > superceded by access and purchase power. > > Todd Swearingen
socialist as in caring. I was in Sweden in 1985, & even though people complained about the high taxes, I don't think you would find many that wanted to change the benefits. I wish Australia had the same outlook (as our PM is busy dismantling one of the arguably best Health systems in the world) Doug ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get a FREE REFINANCE QUOTE - click here! http://us.click.yahoo.com/2CXtTB/ca0FAA/i5gGAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/