Re: *DO* we share a civilization?

[Marc Erickson]

: Because Economists are scientists, and

Cmon, John.  If economics was a science, its practioners' predictions would
be right more often than 50% of the time.  As it is now, the ordinary person
reads an economist's forecasts and says, "That's nice.  Who won the ball
games yesterday?"

: Foremost among those truths are that:
: 1) Free-trade benefits *everyone.*

All I have to do to disprove this is to find one person that didn't benefit.
I think I can do that.  :-D

: 2) Large-scale socialism doesn't work.

Guess what, John - most European countries (and Canada) practise socalism to
the extent that 'large scale' might be a very good description of what they
do.  Are you telling me that these countries don't work?

Marc