this is the old tradition of "sewer socialism" (once seen in Milwaukee, Bologna, and elsewhere), where the socialists are better civic managers (in capitalist terms) than the capitalists are. It's the "rational core" of social democracy.
On 5/16/06, David B. Shemano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This may be of interest to some from the LA Times: "Communists Lead Kolkata's Capitalist Makeover Once a 'dying city,' it is enjoying an economic boom under the region's long-ruling Marxists, whom Indian voters reward again at polls." http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-communists12may12,1,517774.story David Shemano
-- Jim Devine / "the world still seems stuck in greed-lock, ruled by fossilized fools fueled by fossil fuels." -- Swami Beyondananda
