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My New Year's Resolution
I will try really hard not to make fun of Republicans and other ideologues who believe that all of man's problems can be solved by the free market, and that the best government is one that stays out of our way.
D'oh!
From today's NY Times: "When Iceland was first settled by the Norse around 870, its light volcanic soils presented colonists with unfamiliar challenges. They proceeded to cut down trees and stock sheep as if they were still in Norway, with its robust soils. Significant erosion ensued, carrying half of Iceland's topsoil into the ocean within a century or two. Icelanders became the poorest people in Europe. But they gradually learned from their mistakes, over time instituting stocking limits on sheep and other strict controls, and establishing an entire government department charged with landscape management. Today, Iceland boasts the sixth-highest per-capita income in the world.
There's always next year.
1.1.05 19:32
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john / Website (1.1.05 23:36) I'll try to do that resolution, too. We can be each others sponsor. I'll call you when I'm about to write a post making fun of free market social values, and you can talk me down from the ledge. |
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(2.1.05 00:52) Me: Hi my name is Ken and I'm a free thinking, pragmatic libertarian. Room full of Democrats: Hi Ken! |