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**StevenS** · 04-09-2007, 07:37 AM

Originally posted by notyoueither
The question isn't about oil or no oil.

The question is how to organise society and what role governments should play, and a lot more than that in the social sphere.

The question goes way beyond being resource rich or poor. Mexico's problems have near zero to do with having oil. They would have similar problems with or without it. Oil is potentially negative in the sense that it sometimes disassociates government services from the dictates of the voting taxpayers. This interplay is the bedrock of democracy.

04-09-2007, 07:37 AM	#19
StevenS Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 455 Senior Member	Originally posted by notyoueither The question isn't about oil or no oil. The question is how to organise society and what role governments should play, and a lot more than that in the social sphere. The question goes way beyond being resource rich or poor. Mexico's problems have near zero to do with having oil. They would have similar problems with or without it. Oil is potentially negative in the sense that it sometimes disassociates government services from the dictates of the voting taxpayers. This interplay is the bedrock of democracy.
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