"Richard the Dreaded Libertarian" wrote in message
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On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:07:16 -0700, Hawke wrote:

Try taking Santayana's advice, why don't you? In the 1920s the "fedgov"
kept
completely out of American biz. The result was the Great Depression.

Actually the crash was just a crash - we'd have recovered in a few months,
but the socialistic policies of the fed. govt. turned it into the great
depression.

Thanks,
Rich

And we caused WWII by blocking Japan's legitimate ambitions, the Tonkin Gulf
affair was a real attack on the US, nonbanking financial institutions can
self-regulate and are safely hedged. And the check is in the mail.

--
Ed Huntress