To: homestead List <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [Homestead] PTC 9, from James
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:50:26 -0400
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Subject: Re: [Homestead] Political question, if I may
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 15:50:58 EST
From: Clansgian AT wmconnect.com
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I don't expect the second coming, but I'm hopeful that the new crop of
populist representatives who will be going to Congress will make a
difference.
I think most of the changes you outlined will take place. But how will
that
change the overall direction of our consumerist country?
Remember that the out-going crop of legislators were the newly elected
populist representatives at one time. The time between populist and
entrenched
politician is depressingly short.
Each of those changes brings with it other unintended changes. The
price of
drugs will come down, no mistake, which means people will be taking all the
more of the damned things. Minimum wage will go up, which means it's
all the
more attractive to hire illegal aliens. Etc.