From Breadbasket to Basket Case
As the presidential campaign drones on, Barack Obama and the Democrats are fleshing out the promise of “change” with some specific, big-government policy proposals. Many are familiar, perhaps because they already have been tried – in Argentina.
That country has gone from South American breadbasket to world-class basket case. For the long version of how it happened and why Americans might not want to try it, hop on a flight to Buenos Aires. Here’s a condensed version: