Well, for starters on this planet and in nations which we call advanced industrial societies there are progressive income taxes, anti-trust laws, laws on insider trading, food and drug laws, etc. etc.
The Thatcher-Reagan era tended to reverse some of this but the pendulum may be in the process of swinging back. arthur cordell -----Original Message----- From: Ed Weick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 8:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Christoph Reuss Subject: Re: Huddled masses Chris R: > > >In a (direct-)democratic nation state, the fat cats can't > get too fat, because the majority can keep them in check with democratic > means. Uh, like what planet are you talking about? Ed Weick
