Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mmintl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) Newsgroups: net.politics.theory Subject: Re: Experimentation and Danger Message-ID: <783@mmintl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 19:50:10 EST Article-I.D.: mmintl.783 Posted: Thu Nov 7 19:50:10 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Nov-85 15:30:53 EST References: <28200239@inmet.UUCP> <344@pedsgd.UUCP> Reply-To: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) Organization: Multimate International, E. Hartford, CT Lines: 16 Summary: A proposal for the creation of another beaurocracy In article <344@pedsgd.UUCP> bob@pedsgd.UUCP (Robert A. Weiler) writes: >- Every citizen should recieve an accounting statement every year stating > which laws where passed, who voted for and against them, which ones expired, > how much tax he had paid, where it went, what the value of services he > recieved in return, etc. Admittedly, some of these would have to be > estimates, but the idea is to provide the citizen with enough information > to decide if he is getting screwed, and who to blame if he is. The press > currently does an inadequate job reporting these things because it > doesnt sell many papers, but could probably do a great job of exposing > fraud or inaccuracy in the estimates, which does. I'm afraid this would just produce a new government beaurocracy, which I don't think would justify its costs. Frank Adams ihpn4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka Multimate International 52 Oakland Ave North E. Hartford, CT 06108