[Rhodes22-list] Political: Red vs. Blue States

[Leland]

Rummy:  That's what I get for complaining that this list has way too much
politics and not enough sailing.  Worse yet I've switched from scotch to
rum.

Bill:  If there were a bunch of them, I really suck at searching the site. 
The red/blue analysis looked at differences in taxes paid, crime, income,
etc.  Didn't make the Democrats look too good.  I'm not that political
(although I did vote responsibly today), but I once subscribed to the
Kiplinger Report.  Once a year they show where our taxes are spent, broken
down to no less than one percent.  One percent is a lot of money but it's
still only one percent.  Based on government spending, you can't tell if the
Democrats or Republicans are in office.  If we elect our politicians based
on how they spend our money, we might as well flip a coin.  As for the
predicted fall of democracies, the quoted author listed about ten stages of
demise.  I think one of his points was that democracies tend to enable the
has-nots until there are so many of them that the culture collapses.

There.  I promise to never post anything else even remotely political.


Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)

Bill Effros wrote:
> 
> Leland,
> 
> There were a bunch of them.  Which one are you looking for?  What point 
> did it make?
> 
> Bill Effros
> 
> KUHN, LELAND wrote:
>> Please help.  Within the last few weeks someone posted an e-mail about
>> the differences between red and blue states in the 2004 presidential
>> election.  I think the e-mail may have also included an analysis of why
>> democracies are doomed for failure.  It was an excellent post but I just
>> can't find it.  I've searched the archives every which way imaginable,
>> but then I lack imagination.
>>
>>  
>>
>> If someone could resend the post or let me know the date, title or
>> author; it would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>> Lee
>>
>> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
>>
>> Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)
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