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From: ken@ihuxq.UUCP (ken perlow)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re:re:Reagan's joke
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Date: Fri, 5-Oct-84 18:23:20 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  5 18:23:20 1984
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>> Be serious, you obviously need a lession in basic economics. 
>> Isolationism and profits have nothing to do with one another, in the
>> 1920's we were isolationist and profits soared.  In my history books,
>> the 'Phillipine war' was part of the Spanish American War, and had
>> nothing to do with saturated markets.  In the late 1890's, immigrants
>> were pouring into this country, creating vast markets.

Perhaps lessons in logic would be more appropriate.  I think the
hypothesis is, "Profits OK, US isolationist; profits in trouble,
US imperialist."  I won't defend any theory so simple, but Bob here
has not produced a counterexample.

>> Before spouting off some socialist rhetoric from the 60's,

Or vacuous jingoism from the 80's (Not you Bob--I'm just trying to
maintain some reasonable perspective here).

>> you should check some of your fantasy facts.  By the way, the last place
>> to get a good lesson in any sort of economics is from a politician.

>>             Bob

Or history books.  They are pretty good, though, for learning how
to spell "Philippine."
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