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)
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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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