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Alexis de Tocqueville on the U.S. election by DesertRat662008-01-15 09:04:28
  I take it this isn't recent enough to by Peace_man2008-01-15 09:49:28
    It is a warning by DesertRat662008-01-15 09:57:32
      Surrender of freedom to a tutelary power by Peace_man2008-01-15 10:22:49
        And you wonder why we're advocates... by esbita2008-01-15 10:33:24
          Yes. by Peace_man2008-01-15 10:40:54
            Think of it from a Fred Brooks perspective by hobbs 2008-01-15 13:22:25
or a "rocket problem" perspective. When you make an organization bigger, it has to devote more effort to managing itself. Overhead increases, and the costs increase out of proportion to the benefits. The issue with governments is that the cost of running them is incredibly dear. That, and the fact that the very nature of government encourages it to be wasteful and justify its own growth. All of that moves the "sweet spot" down pretty low.
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              Please tell me how that explains the by Peace_man2008-01-15 13:26:50
                Beacuse, by lheggland2008-01-15 13:34:12
                  How is that again? by Peace_man2008-01-15 13:39:57
                    Large == inefficent by Sterling_Ag2008-01-15 13:53:23
                      You make no sense. by Peace_man2008-01-15 13:59:24
                        VERY much so. by subbywan2008-01-15 14:09:48
                          Share holders are different from voters. by Peace_man2008-01-15 14:32:12
                            You're talking about only 1 type of shareholder by subbywan2008-01-15 14:35:49
                          Goverments have other concerns than effeiciency by swisscheese2008-01-15 19:52:05
                        As long as the shareholders stay happy by Sterling_Ag2008-01-15 14:12:57
                        Large companies take advantage of by joecrouse2008-01-15 14:19:03
                          If it is inefficient, it has to be because it is by Peace_man2008-01-15 15:47:54
                            Because not enough people give a damn by subbywan2008-01-15 15:54:26
                    The source of the revenue is the problem. by lheggland2008-01-15 14:00:39
                      The source of the revenue doesn't matter. by Peace_man2008-01-15 14:18:59
                        most stockholders do not get that involved with by subbywan2008-01-15 14:24:23
                          I have seen it get a lot worse since by Peace_man2008-01-15 15:13:35
                        What you're missing is that by Sterling_Ag2008-01-15 14:25:24
                          Good point! by Peace_man2008-01-15 15:50:34
                            And the government should provide by joecrouse2008-01-15 19:43:10
                Nope the theory is just fine.. by Sterling_Ag2008-01-15 13:45:48
                  Heh. Sounds like you have experienced by Peace_man2008-01-15 13:52:28
                    Not true at all. by lheggland2008-01-15 14:04:47
                    VERY not true. by joecrouse2008-01-15 14:43:21
                Because large government exists by hobbs2008-01-15 15:28:07

 

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