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2 February 2004

Welfare, poverty and charity: a libertarian view

In the discussion forum on the ALS site, John Humphreys gives an excellent, super-brief guide to a libertarian position on welfare and personal responsibility.
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A new consideration

Been thinking more about 4-wheeled vehicle purchases, and I gotta say the Subaru Impreza RS looks like damn good value.

Punchy engine, fine handling, build quality, cruise control and the traction of all-wheel drive.

Anyone out there got an opinion on these machines? (no, I'm not getting the WRX)
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Again with the Green Left Weekly

This week's edition of idiocy includes:

- Tony "SIEV-X" Kevin, having seen his "Aus government murdered boat people" conspiracies go nowhere, is now claiming that Aussie SAS troops went on an "illegal killing spree".

- author Arundhati Roy gives us some insane ravings, involving thanksgiving turkey, genocide and racism:

That's how new racism in the corporate era works. A few carefully bred turkeys — the local elites of various countries, a community of wealthy immigrants, investment bankers, the occasional Colin Powell, or Condoleezza Rice, some singers, some writers (like myself) — are given absolution and a pass to Frying Pan Park.

The remaining millions lose their jobs, are evicted from their homes, have their water and electricity connections cut, and die of AIDS. Basically, they're for the pot. But the fortunate fowls in Frying Pan Park are doing fine. Some of them even work for the IMF and the World Trade Organisation — so who can accuse those organisations of being anti-turkey? Some serve as board members on the Turkey Choosing Committee — so who can say that turkeys are against Thanksgiving? They participate in it! Who can say the poor are anti-corporate globalisation? There's a stampede to get into Frying Pan Park. So what if most perish on the way?

What the fuck?

- Middle-Eastern crime gangs in Sydney are all just a big nasty myth invented by shock jocks and biased law enforcement.
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