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From: frissell@panix.com Date: Sun, 07 Dec 1997 20:58:27 -0500 Subject: Re: Singapore

I think that many of us ("We Are All Liberals Now" -- The Economist, 1997) ignore economic liberty when comparing regimes.

Measure of government form: Type Manage Own Democracy Individual Individual Communism State State Facism State Individual Note that it is quite easy to have a government type that falls between these. Consider the current situation in the US, Rep-Democ Ind/State Ind/State ____________________________________________________________________ | | | | | We built your fort. We will not have it used against us. | | | | John Wayne - Allegheny Uprising | | | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage@ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|