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  • From: Michael Czeiszperger <michael AT czeiszperger.org>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Cc: Maria Winslow <mcw AT czeiszperger.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Rant - Counter to theory of Repub-Dem summary -
  • Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 15:54:44 -0400


On Jul 7, 2004, at 1:57 PM, Don Rua wrote:

But that it feels as if the Dem platform is always attacking financial
success.

In my experience the rant of the Democratic Party being anti-business has its roots in propaganda given that businesses contribute to both parties. For capitalism to work businesses must be able to compete fairly, a lesson that was learned during the era of the railroad barons and is just as true today. The difference between the Republican and Democratic parties with regards to business is mainly with regard to regulation. A good example of this is the VP Cheney's Energy Task Force, where industry leaders such as Ken Lay were able to mold the nation's energy policies. The result, as we can see in California, is that Enron wanted to de-regulate the industry in order to rip-off the public. As it turns out the phone conversations of Enron's energy traders were recorded, and they recently released recordings of traders bragging how thanks to Mr. Lay's contacts in Washington they could rip off the public:

“They’re (expletive) taking all the money back from you guys?” complains an Enron employee on the tapes. “All the money you guys stole from those poor grandmothers in California?”

“Yeah, Grandma Millie, man. But she’s the one who couldn’t figure out how to (expletive) vote on the butterfly ballot.”

“Yeah, now she wants her (expletive) money back for all the power you’ve charged right up, jammed right up her (expletive) for (expletive) $250 a megawatt hour.”

Of course the Democratic Party doesn't have an unblemished record either since large business are large contributors to both parties. Nixon (a Republican) in particular has a great record on regulatory changes. And its possible to have too much regulation as well, too, although I think in the past 20 years the scales have tipped too far the other way.

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Chapel Hill, NC





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