The implication that those who believe in the historical accuracy of the Bible are ignorant was inappropriate, Alex.
Lynn -----Original Message----- From: Alex Tabarrok [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 11:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Republican Reversal Yes, I believe that the majority of the American public supports farm subsidies. The rational ignorance assumption fails to explain this - it's not like the information that governments spends billions on the farmers is hard to find. Some combination of Bryan's rational irrationality and just plain irrationality explains the results much better. Forty four percent of the American public thinks that "God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so." (November 1997, Gallup Poll) so why should we be surprised that many Americans also support farm subsidies? Alex -- Dr. Alexander Tabarrok Vice President and Director of Research The Independent Institute 100 Swan Way Oakland, CA, 94621-1428 Tel. 510-632-1366, FAX: 510-568-6040 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
