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[Wojtek Sokolowski]

Deborah R.
> However, I am suspicious of the motives of the author of the article
> who works for AEI.
> 
> AEI's  stated policy on their website is such:
> 
> The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is
> dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of
> freedom--limited government, private enterprise, vital cultural and
> political institutions, and a strong foreign policy and national
> defense--through scholarly research, open debate, and publications.
> Founded in 1943 and located in Washington, D.C., AEI is one of
> America's largest and most respected "think tanks."
> 
> All of which reminds me of my ol' history teacher's admonition:
> "consider the source."

AEI (and Cato Institute) are in this country what Pravda was in the
x-USSR - a mouthpiece of the ruling elite.  The rule of thumb is thus
that if AEI or CU support it - it almost certainly is biased and based
on unreliable data or questionable interpretation thereof.  

Wojtek