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JLH wrote:
On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:21:31 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

"JLH" wrote in message
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:56:07 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

"H the K" wrote in message
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wf3h wrote:
On Aug 26, 7:01 am, thunder wrote:
On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:21:09 -0700, Frogwatch wrote:

Here is more about the lefts attempts to actively destroy the economic
engine so as to force us into socialism:

while socialism is a failure, those who extoll the virtues of the
'free market' haven't been paying attention to the news for the last
year.

What works is a hybrid system.

Here's an example.

Switzerland is probably the most capitalistic country on the planet. Yet
it has a national health care program with several rungs on that ladder
for coverage, and a plethora of private supplemental programs you can
buy
if you wish.

No one calls Switzerland a "socialistic" country.

Sadly, in this country, we are plagued with tens of millions of
virtually
illiterate simpletons who tend to believe the sort of nonsense righties
are dumping on them in order to try to defeat significant health care
reform. They're tools, pawns, if you will, in the game to maintain the
status quo for the very wealthy. We have a handful of those pawns in
this
very newsgroup.

Switzerland, even though it uses 3 different languages is a very
homogenous
country, high literacy and little immigration of unskilled masses. Also a
very rich country. As despots have always needed a place to store their
money. Secrecy in banking and pay little or no interest.

Unless you just don't like your money, don't ever order 'Swiss Fondue'
in a Swiss restaurant. We made that mistake once. It's a beautiful
country to ride through, but northern Italy has the Dolomites which
are just as beautiful.
--
John H

"If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free!"
--Anonymous
Actually there is reasonable fondue. Just have to know some locals to steer
you. Raclatte is never cheap. But lots of labor with that dinner. Being I
was on expense account and still did not think the fondue was that bad.
Other meals were. The other side of the Pyrenees in France is also
beautiful. Around Po and Lourdes is fantastic scenery. Actually all the
mountains on the Northern Italian border are great. My wife's Great
Grandmother was from Ticino provence of Switzerland. Which is about 20
miles from Lake Como. Steep canyon with large clear river running through
it.

The Moto Guzzi factory is in Mandello del Lario, which is on Lake
Como. Perhaps you're familiar with Splugen Pass. My wife became
semi-famous for being a female who rode her motorcycle over the pass.
It looked like a good shortcut. It scared me ****less.

Some great pictures of the road.

http://tinyurl.com/mcpzq4
--
John H

Damn, it's pretty though!