On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Nathan Newman wrote:
> The gold standard or a general strike might be a useful tool, but the
> fetishization of any one method, especially when repeated monomaniacally in
> a social context where it's unlikely to happen in any immediate period,
> qualifies you as a crank.
>
> -- Nathan
>
My fav example: Forbes & the flat tax. He's going to run again soon, isn't he? One of my guilty pleasures is watching Steve answer any question--foreign policy, race relations, whatever--by pointing out how the flat tax will solve the problem.
Miles