David Levenstam wrote:
>>Far more people support the general idea of freedom
of speech than support many specific unpopular examples.
The analysis of bundling issues and logrolling has a long history in the
field of public choice, but an interesting recent paper on this topic is:
Saari, D. and
Hi, I'm new to the list, having just moved here after 11 years in the Field
of Farm Subsidies (Iowa), so I hope it's alright for me to reply.
Living in Iowa I observed tremendous support for agricultural subsidies,
including both price supports (which legislation under the Contract With
Americ
This question has been bounced around on the armchair list for a
while...here's a bit of evidence on the question. It's from Canada, but I
doubt that American results would be that much different. The vast
majority of Canadians support farm subsidies for the indefinite
future.
The question ke
I repeat below the top part of the blurb, because I think it's almost
great -- I wish that the "most were dying" included a range of
numbers, 50-80% for instance, to go along with the 90% after.
I mention this because, as part of the excellent idea that incentives
matter, even with incentives yo
