> From: David Hobby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The Fool wrote: > ... > > > I think the best empirical evidence that falsifies your above > > conclusions > > > is to simply compare the number of public policy think tanks on the > > right > > > vs. those of the left. > > > > All funded by Billionaire Right-Wing Sugar Daddies, Like Moon, Sciafe, > > Ahmanson, Coors. > > That was my gut reaction, but then I got stuck trying to > figure out how the Cato Institute was funded. Do you have anything > to back this up?
I'm sure Nick will be glad to wax lyrical about Scaife, but here are a few introductory links. I've read better articles about it but these are ones I saved: <<http://hnn.us/articles/1244.html>> <<http://seetheforest.blogspot.com/>> <<http://www.tylwythteg.com/enemies/scaife.html>> <<http://www.gorenfeld.net/blog/2003_11_01_barchive.html#10692847996787435 4>> <<http://www.commonwealinstitute.org/reports/tort/tortreport.html>> <<http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/>> <<http://www.prospect.org/print/V13/8/borosage-r.html>> <<http://www.publiceye.org/research/policy.html>> You can also probably find more articles by searching google for 'right wing wurlitzer' > ... > > > Emissions Trading > > > > Sure lets do more to help destroy the planet. I mean with that whole > > armegediin thingamgo we don't need to be stewards and property > > caretakers, we loot and pillage and destroy as much as we want. > ... > > Wait a minute, I LIKE economic solutions to social problems. > Properly done, emissions trading would help to make the market more > responsive to environmental costs. (Improperly done, it could be > an easy way to weaken environmental laws. But you can't really > blame that on the idea itself.) > > ---David > > Posting on politics = avoiding work? _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
