Dear Olga I've been in Arizona for 3 days. I'm sorry too that I failed to answer you off-list. This is not the first time I have made this kind of mistake. and I will try not to make it again. As you might have guessed, I am a big proponent of free speech, but there is a downside to it, people don't necessarily like you or agree with you I think your views are a real asset to the List , but it is not my place to put them there. I wasn't really arguing for or against socialism - just throwing a few facts around and expressing an opinion.. I think if we cannot discuss these issues with each other, we will never reach the public, which is uneducated and doesn't care Again, I apologize, Ray ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn