--- In [email protected], Jon Roland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The basic problem arises from overconsumption. We are living beyond > our means. Is that really the root of the financial crisis? Couldn't it be that the root problem is a parasitical Government that confiscates half the fruits of your labor and then wrecks the economy by offering you artificially-available loans to stay above the poverty line? > For a vision of things to > come, examine the favellas of Brazil or similar settlements in > other countries. (Hint: No housing codes or zoning.) Are you really implying that crime-ridden slums are caused by a lack of zoning and housing ordinances? Seriously??? Isn't the POVERTY caused by economic interventions a huge factor? What about the GANG VIOLENCE caused by the international Drug War? ---Sasan
