Pax-salon Mailing List: Conversational Salon

[Patty Guerrero (pattypax]

HI, This Tuesday's Salon will have a guest, Earl Gustafson, who just 
published his book, The Swedish Secret:  What the US Can Learn From 
Sweden.   Earl has been a friend of mine for many years, and this book 
is so exciting.  I have been reading it and it is really good.  For 
instance, he says that several conservative beliefs or fables are now 
accepted as absolutes by many Americans, such as:
Public spending should be reduced to keep government as small as 
possible
The American people are overtaxed
Federal deficits don't matter
Free market capitalism is always more efficient that government action
Religious beliefs "given by God" should become law
Reducing taxes on the wealthy benefits everyone

These are things that need examined and refuted, and he gives examples 
of how Sweden governs.