Thursday, November 04, 2004

How Will We Unite? 11.04.04

from the nytimes-- a fractured nation.

or from the national review-- bush doesn't need a mandate.

1 comment:

Norman Rose said...

i bet you have a date.

that was mad sharp, mr havenswrth. just like we can't afford healthcare when people pay out of pocket (hence the idea of having a government supported safety net-- not fully socialized healthcare as some would have us believe), we can't afford the privatization of social services such as the police force, schools, et cetera; the costs are high, the free market allows competition but not necessarily accountability (see: the Edison School contracts and what they do to approach their outcomes... which they fail to do), and the quality may be questionable.

we don't realize the true economic value of these services, and that those services we take for granted may one day be optional. and who really wants to be playing market risk with their retirement fund? yes the market will net you money... but lower-class people would be working against upper-class people with more access to information-- assymetrical information. which can lead to market failure.

the government is supposed to be the bridge between imperfect markets and the needs of the people.

spank the girl once for me, as a side note.