You'd lose that bet. I am in favor of ideas that work in the world as it is today. Ricardo had an idea that worked well for nearly 180 years - it's time to move forward, not backward to mercantilism.
You sound like a politician giving a stump speech.
I would refuse to concede the bet until I had some idea what you had in mind, rather than what politalk you'd use to sell it.
40 posted on 03/06/2004 6:58:12 PM PST by A.J.Armitage
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