At 12:19 PM 3/25/97 -0800, James Devine wrote:
>Max S. asks a very good question: >>If students who pay for some type of
>education are not customers, what are they? Suckers?<<
>
>Strictly speaking, suckers are a kind of customer, so they could be both.
>In fact, I think that many of them are both.
>
On an erudite list of distinguished economists such as this, I am amazed no
one has observed that students are "inputs" (or is it "products".....or
maybe both) [with a tip of the hat to Mario Savio].
While I've got the opportunity, let me observe as a new subscriber, that
there sure is a lot of petty sniping that goes on here masquerading as
political criticism or analysis. My delete key is starting to wear out.
In solidarity,
Michael
Michael Eisenscher
Workers Education Local 189, CWA
E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
391 Adams Street
Oakland, CA 94610
(510) 893-8382 (voice/fax)
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