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YMU, Your primary intentions probably aren't much different than others in this thread. The difference is, you think the government can actually be competent and regulate something efficiently.
[/ QUOTE ]There's nothing remotely difficult about cutting out the middleman and using mass purchasing power to get good value on behalf of individuals who need those services. For things like education, healthcare and essential utilities it doesn't really make any financial sense to do anything else. It's also pretty simple to suggest that the costs of government (the providers of a stable economy) should be borne proportionate to the benefit an individual derives from that stable economy. It's a very easy calculation to do. It's also a really easy sell when people can glance across the Atlantic and see the real cost to them of the alternative. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
You have to know that things are bad when you get this sort of story:
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle1996735.ece
Especially when the right-wing press in the UK cover are sympathetic to his views. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]