John writes: Increasingly I hold to the view that if market forces are "natural," people who lose jobs when American firms shut down their American plants should be given relief just like the victims of earthquakes, floods, or hurricanes, and the guys at the top of the food chain should, indeed, be taxed enough to provide the necessary funding. How's that for a radical thought? ______ As long as it's combined with strong penalties against corporations establishing headquarters in other countries, closing their phony offshore headquarters, and removing all tax shelters -- it sounds like a great start toward resolving problems caused by globalization. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html