I am really sick of the fiction propagated by Tom Swift and his ilk that business people are conservative republicans and progressives are always busy sucking on the public teet.
In thirty years of supporting myself, I worked as an employee for only seven years. I've started many different businesses, and never asked the gubmint for anything. I consider myself a progressive democrat. I don't identify myself as a businessman or an entrepeneur. I don't belong to the Chamber of Commerce, and I don't vote republican. The reason people think of Businesspeople as Republicans is because those people are always trying to get government to do things that will help them make money. They identify Making Money as the only valid object of good social policy. They are against anything that is good for people but bad for business. They want more smoke in our air, more mercury in our water and less rights for workers. -- Bob Treumann, Saint Paul Please Note: Replies to this email address all go to the trash except where the subject line contains a recognized mailing list identifier, such as [TCMETRO] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
