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Post #68,409
by jb4
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12/12/02 2:25:18 PM
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New So what you're really advocating is...
... a least common denominator economy, where, as soon as a region shows improvement above that crushing LCD, the teeming hoards of unproductive, underproductive, or incompetent labor swarm in and crush the differential completely.

Followed shortly by the exploiters whose only purpose in life would be to exploit that influx.

Nice! But I think I'll pass, thankyewverymuch!

Can you say "early 20th century Bolshevism"? I knew you could...
jb4
"They lead. They don't manage. The carrot always wins over the stick. Ask your horse. You can lead your horse to water, but you can't manage him to drink."
Richard Kerr, United Technologies Corporation, 1990
Post #68,414
by inthane-chan
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12/12/02 2:49:03 PM
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New Naw.
I'm just advocating the exact same laws for labor as are availible for capital. Now if you want, we could impose the exact same laws for the migration of capital that are currently imposed on the movement of labor - since basically, as long as the "wealthy" have the right to take their capital somewhere else, but those actually doing the work (which, in a sense IS their capital) can't take it anywhere else but where they are...

Then we'll continue to have situations like what's happening in the U.S. today.

I don't see an easy way out of it. It sucks, but basically the U.S. is screwed, and there ain't much that's going to be done about it because those with power can just start exploiting somebody else.
"...the middle of fighting a war against religious extremism is not the time to do something offensive to God." - Some idiot.
     this will make you sick - (lincoln) - (34) - Dec. 11, 2002, 05:10:38 PM EST
         Why should it??? -NT - (CRConrad) - (12) - Dec. 11, 2002, 05:36:26 PM EST
             Because - (lincoln) - (11) - Dec. 12, 2002, 05:47:58 PM EST
                 Yeah, but *why* should that make anyone "feel sick"?!? - (CRConrad) - (1) - Dec. 12, 2002, 05:56:07 PM EST
                     Riddle me this, Batman: - (lincoln) - Dec. 13, 2002, 10:22:00 AM EST
                 Alternatively: Isn't that what your system is all about? - (CRConrad) - (8) - Dec. 12, 2002, 06:23:25 PM EST
                     Watiaminnit - (drewk) - (4) - Dec. 13, 2002, 09:14:46 AM EST
                         Chicken / egg? - (Ashton) - (2) - Dec. 13, 2002, 04:20:12 PM EST
                             That doesn't follow - (drewk) - (1) - Dec. 13, 2002, 05:06:50 PM EST
                                 Bingo, I think too. - (Ashton) - Dec. 13, 2002, 07:01:43 PM EST
                         Yeah, OK, so I may have mischaracterised the problem. - (CRConrad) - Dec. 14, 2002, 07:15:12 PM EST
                     {cackle guffaw} Ulp. - (Ashton) - (2) - Dec. 13, 2002, 04:45:53 PM EST
                         Alas, it ain't no better here. - (CRConrad) - (1) - Dec. 14, 2002, 06:21:15 PM EST
                             Well then: ___We Will All Go Together When We Go - (Ashton) - Dec. 14, 2002, 08:18:17 PM EST
         Legislation - (deSitter) - (11) - Dec. 11, 2002, 05:38:36 PM EST
             Not likely in a Global Economy. - (Andrew Grygus) - (10) - Dec. 12, 2002, 03:08:21 AM EST
                 Heh.. The "Boys From Brazil" ___Study HVAC -NT - (Ashton) - Dec. 12, 2002, 03:53:03 AM EST
                 Re: Not likely in a Global Economy. - (deSitter) - (8) - Dec. 12, 2002, 10:03:35 AM EST
                     Here's a real solution. - (inthane-chan) - (5) - Dec. 12, 2002, 11:05:57 AM EST
                         One other change - (drewk) - Dec. 12, 2002, 11:31:56 AM EST
                         That would work - but . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - Dec. 12, 2002, 11:38:12 AM EST
                             Like I said... - (inthane-chan) - (2) - Dec. 12, 2002, 11:48:47 AM EST
                                 So what you're really advocating is... - (jb4) - (1) - Dec. 12, 2002, 02:25:18 PM EST
                                     Naw. - (inthane-chan) - Dec. 12, 2002, 02:49:03 PM EST
                     Yes, unions were extremely effective . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Dec. 12, 2002, 11:39:43 AM EST
                         Re: Yes, unions were extremely effective . . . - (deSitter) - Dec. 12, 2002, 09:23:59 PM EST
         Sick? No, pleased that other companies are doing it - (wharris2) - Dec. 12, 2002, 12:44:00 AM EST
         Same thing happened to the clothing industry - (orion) - Dec. 12, 2002, 08:17:40 AM EST
         Yeah - (tuberculosis) - (6) - Dec. 12, 2002, 09:13:31 AM EST
             So, tell us: Which one is it? -NT - (CRConrad) - (4) - Dec. 12, 2002, 09:42:17 AM EST
                 Panama - Bocas del Toro -NT - (tuberculosis) - (3) - Dec. 12, 2002, 10:17:39 AM EST
                     UM "Because it's ALREADY been illegally attacked by the US"? -NT - (CRConrad) - (2) - Dec. 12, 2002, 11:39:46 AM EST
                         Plant a teak farm - pay no taxes for 20 years. -NT - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Dec. 12, 2002, 04:18:46 PM EST
                             Thank Gawd - (Ashton) - Dec. 12, 2002, 04:51:47 PM EST
             Not a bad idea -NT - (deSitter) - Dec. 12, 2002, 10:02:21 AM EST

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