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Re: From Harry Browne
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Date: 
Wed, 8 Nov 2000 16:52:47 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> 
> > > ...and your going to vote for this guy. How bizarre.
> > 
> > Which of these patently admirable stances do you think is bizarre?
> 
> 
> As an outsider looking in, they read like they will make worse most of the
> things which I perceive as being problems in the US - Drugs, Gun Ownership
> and lack of what we in the UK call a welfare state. Further, has anyone
> asked him how such a sudden drop in Tax will effect inflation - keeping in
> mind your economy is already overheating?

Well I don't find myself agreeing with you often Scott but I do on this one.  I
was actually considering voting for the Libertarian candidate for Senate in
Massachusetts because I can't stand the drunken slob, Ted Kennedy, that is our
current Senator.  I changed my mind however after reading her stances on her
web site I changed my mind however.

http://www.carlahowell.org/

For peoples interest here are the Senate results form Massachusetts...

1,844 of 2,111 precincts - 87 percent

x-Edward M. Kennedy, Dem (i) 1,665,923 - 72 percent
Jack E. Robinson, GOP 304,598 - 13 percent
Carla A. Howell, Lib 278,544 - 12 percent
Philip F. Lawler, CST 38,939 - 2 percent
Dale E. Friedgen, Unr 12,425 - 1 percent
Philip Hyde, Oth 6,906 - 0 percent



> 
> I'm sure if I were a right winger, holed up in the in my bunker in the
> Montana mountains (with 2 years supply of Dried Food, Bottled Water and
> Bullets) HB's manifesto would make pretty good reading.
> 
> I'd love to see what the demographics of his support is(?).

That would be interesting and I don't know exactly what they would be.


Eric Kingsley

The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/



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(...) (URL) I haven't been able to find independent verification of this article, but it seems pretty clear-cut to me! 8^) Dave! FUT off-topic.fun (26 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) As an outsider looking in, they read like they will make worse most of the things which I perceive as being problems in the US - Drugs, Gun Ownership and lack of what we in the UK call a welfare state. Further, has anyone asked him how such a (...) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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