[MD] US democracy at work?

[Horse]

Hi Ian
I would have thought that the subject includes both.
Probably best to avoid the latter but as long as posts remain respectful 
there's no problem with comments.
These issues affect all of us to a greater or lesser extent - how do you 
treat both public and private contractual relationships within a 
democratic framework. Especially where the latter can, and probably 
will, damage the former.

Horse

On 28/02/2011 11:28, Ian Glendinning wrote:
> I think we need to separate (at least) two issues here.
>
> Two-house parliamentary processes, and tactics, used in mature
> sophisticated democracies.
>
> Public / private funding of services like pensions and healthcare (and
> whether public employees get any advantage over private sector in
> these arrangements).
>
> I thought the original point was about the former, the practical
> workings of a democracy, not the usual partisan claptrap of the
> latter.
> Ian
>

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