Retribution not enough

[Sandy Sandfort]

I don't blaim [sic] the government; I blame the economic system.

Free markets are good; any form of collectivism is bad.  In mixed economies,
the freer the better.  QED.

No amount of Inchoate hand waving alters that basic economic reality.
Sounds like Jimbo is in need of remedial reading, spelling AND economics
courses.


 S a n d y


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-cypherpunks at lne.com [mailto:owner-cypherpunks at lne.com]On
> Behalf Of Jim Choate
> Sent: 20 October, 2001 16:07
> To: cypherpunks at einstein.ssz.com
> Subject: RE: Retribution not enough
>
>
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2001, Sandy Sandfort wrote:
>
> > More Inchoate reasoning.  Jimbo wrote:
> >
> > > The reality is that these sweatshops do
> > > exist, that they do exploit the workers...
> >
> > Gee, I wonder why these workers chose to be exploited instead
> of taking a
> > job somewhere else in their benighted non-capitalist countries where the
> > opportunities were better.  Maybe they aren't as smart as Jimbo
> and need to
> > be told they are being exploited.  :'D
>
> Because there isn't any other jobs to be had. They take what they can get.
>
> The fact (that escapes the CACL crowd among others) is that their choices
> are being manipulated and aren't free. Now you can blaim that on 'big
> business' or 'government' or whatever convenient fantasy you like.
>
> The final irrevocable fact is that PEOPLE DO IT TO PEOPLE. The 'how' isn't
> the real issue. CACL handwaving that its the 'government' is nothing more
> than spin doctor bullshit in their attempt to be 'the man'. Why else would
> they on one hand blaim the 'government' and then turn around and blaim the
> 'individuals'. It's odd they call 'the people' sheep while at the same
> time stating that they are the best ones (ie do away with government, go
> free market) to make their own decisions. Hypocrisy, until you realize
> they just want to be the one to do the exploiting.
>
>
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