On Oct 3, 2007, at 12:39 PM, Robert Wrubel wrote:
> I think Kevin Phillips made this observation in
> *Wealth and Democracy in America*. His point, that
> Americans temperamentally believe in making money, and
> dont mind that other people are making more, except
> now and then, as in the 1890's, when money-making
> seems to get out of hand. Then they allow the Dems to
> come in and make some reforms. I was surprised at how
> few reform eras, as opposed to wealth-building ones,
> there have been in American history.
Yup. The capitalists have pretty much had their way, with some exceptions.