J Dunlop ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: Denys wrote a "real long" and pro-Republican spiel blaming the
: Democrats for all the problems in the US. It is a pity that the
: political system both in the US and the UK is focussed mainly on a two
: party system. That way, people tend to take sides and point fingers at
: the "other" side instead of addressing the issues involved.
:
There's really only one political party in the U.S., the Property Party:

     http://makeashorterlink.com/?P19942C54
     Golden Rule : The Investment Theory of Party Competition and the
     Logic of Money-Driven Political Systems (American Politics and
     Political Economy)

The origin link wrapped to 2 lines:

     http://www.discovereconomics.com/bookstore/economicpolicy/
     0226243168AMUS177486.shtml
     Golden Rule : The Investment Theory of Party Competition and the
     Logic of Money-Driven Political Systems (American Politics and
     Political Economy)

   ``"To discover who rules, follow the gold." This is the argument of
     Golden Rule, a provocative, pungent history of modern American
     politics. Although the role big money plays in defining political
     outcomes has long been obvious to ordinary Americans, most pundits
     and scholars have virtually dismissed this assumption. Even in
     light of skyrocketing campaign costs, the belief that major
     financial interests primarily determine who parties nominate and
     where they stand on the issues--that, in effect, Democrats and
     Republicans are merely the left and right wings of the "Property
     Party"--has been ignored by most political scientists. Offering
     evidence ranging from the nineteenth century to the 1994 mid-term
     elections, Golden Rule shows that voters are "right on the money."

     Thomas Ferguson breaks completely with traditional voter centered
     accounts of party politics. In its place he outlines an "investment
     approach," in which powerful investors, not unorganized voters,
     dominate campaigns and elections. Because businesses "invest" in
     political parties and their candidates, changes in industrial
     structures--between large firms and sectors--can alter the agenda
     of party politics and the shape of public policy...''


A good example of this is the passage of S 2045: American Competitiveness
in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 by a 96 to 1 vote, and that was
cast by Senator Hollings.

That bill increased the number of H-1B visas from 115,000 in fiscal 2000,
to 195,000 annually for fiscal 2001-2003.


--Jerry Leslie
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  "We don't have a democracy, we have an auction." - anon

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