Corporate Socialism

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CORPORATE SOCIALISM

   Not a new term, but it's been given new life with all the scandals.  Ralph Nader's opinion article in the WASHINGTON POST, 18 July 2002, pg. A29, on "Corporate Socialism" has been widely quoted in the past week.  Nader talks about "the privatization of profit and the socialization of risks and misconduct." In other words, the CEOs get the money and we get the risk.

MISC.
   It's a 2 1/2 hour drive to the Yalta airport, and a 2 1/2 flight.  So it looks like I'll have no library time today, and that it'll take two days to get home.  I have a 2 p.m. flight on Friday, and I'll arrive in New York, New York (so nice they named it twice) before 8 p.m.
   Not even a "BORN TO BE WILD--YALTA" T-shirt anywhere here!