In a message dated 6/18/00 6:31:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
altamira@ecpi.com writes:<< You could say it's a mixture of feudal 
mercantilism and capitalism, as the U.S. economy is a mixture of capitalism 
and socialism and fascism. None of these terms seems to have a very precise 
meaning.  In both of these countries there's an active "underground" economy. 
>>
Bonnie,
    Having read most of Fredrick Von Hayek's book THE ROAD TO SERFDOM I 
believe there is a fairly accurate definition of Fascism.
    As I recall Mussolini was a communist party worker in Italy at the time 
the Italian veterans came home.  He wanted the communist party to represent 
the views of these veterans as he felt there would be a political advantage 
to doing so.  He was turned down by the communist party but felt very deeply 
he was right.  He renamed himself a fascist and proceeded to gain political 
power.  So far as I know Mussolini changed his label, changed some details of 
his program but never changed his core beliefs from communism.
    With this mind I have to ask; in what way does the economy of the U. S. 
follow the tenents of Fascism?
Ron H.
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