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The Nerve of Some People
(2 letters)
by Glenn Woiceshyn
[Published in the Globe and Mail on Sep/15/1995.]
Dear Editor,
Re: Papermaking Column--by Constance Schuller (Editor of Facts and Arguments Page)--Sep/09/95--The
Globe and Mail
In her papermaking column, Constance Schuller writes that stories that "have
an unusual point of view are more likely to be chosen [for the Facts and Arguments
page] than ones that most of us agree with already."
Baloney! Is she trying to kid her readers or herself? Her Facts and Arguments page
[based on this writer's experience] is wedded to the modern liberal status quo with
a few tame opposing viewpoints now and then to give the appearance of being open
to "unusual" points of view. Controversy is okay, I guess, as long as it's
not controversial.
Sincerely,
Glenn Woiceshyn
[The letter below was published in Maclean's Magazine on Feb/27/1995.]
Dear Editor,
Re: "To Tax or Cut"--Cover Article--Feb/13/1995--Maclean's Magazine
Your article "To Tax or Cut" on the different fiscal approaches taken by
(capitalistic) Alberta and (socialistic) Saskatchewan states: "It is too early
to know which province's deficit plan is most sustainable in the long term."
Given the record of capitalism versus socialism during the past two centuries, only
an ivory tower economics professor would consider this a debatable issue.
Sincerely,
Glenn Woiceshyn
© 1997 Glenn Woiceshyn. All rights reserved.
This article can be found on-line at at http://www.capitalism.org/glennw. |
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