On Sat, 14 Sep 96 17:36:49 EDT, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:

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unjust if the company was bought out and the new owner decided to sack all black people and people called "Perry". You were the one who brought up the issue of fairness.

The owner should be able to do that without interference from any gubment.

Yes. If they manage to survive economically while snubbing a productive chunk of the general population in addition to a loon, good for them. If their product still sells, inspite of negative publicity it's probably the market leader. OTOH, I think there should be some basic safeguards against the formation of 'company towns' or similar constructs. A free market is rarely a given. # Chris Adams <adamsc@io-online.com> | http://www.io-online.com/adamsc/adamsc.htp # cadams@acucobol.com | V.M. (619)515-4894 "I have never been able to figure out why anyone would want to play games on a computer in any case when the whole system is a game. Word processing, spreadsheets, telecoms -- it's all a game. And they pay you to play it." -- Duncan Frissell