rec.arts.theatre.musicals

Harlett O'Dowd wrote:
> On Oct 10, 9:52 am, Ray S wrote:
>
>> This seems to also illustrate the arguments where the poster may assert
>> that if healthcare provided by the government then...food, housing. ect.


> But the US government *does* have a history of providing food and
> other services when it is decided it is in the nation's best interest
> (wheat to the USSR during the Cold War, etc.)

A pretty different set of circumstances. Specific crises intervention
programs are not really comparable to a universal wheat program.



> And there is certainly a history of the US government making (or
> breaking) trade deals with other countries in order for US goods to be
> competitive at home and/or abroad. It is imperative now for the feds
> to remove the burden of providing health care from the corporations in
> oder to do the same thing.

Tariffs and subsidies are a reaction to some outside influence. I'm not
seeing as how this is a comparative example.

> Some corps, like Wal-Mart, have already figured this out and are
> simply dumping on their host states:
>
> /gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A19826


> It's already happening and it will only increase. We might as well
> budget for it and *try* to get our money's worth out of it.