At 00:20 29-1-01 -0500, John Giorgis wrote:
>At 01:55 PM 1/28/01 -0500, Kat wrote:
> >Hi, John. I'm a low wage worker- below the poverty line, in fact. I
> >produce your food, without which you would die. Obviously, a low-value
> >product.
>
>Actually, Kat - I think that I can say with a high level of confidence that
>you have not produced a single bite that I have ever eaten. (Of course,
>if you were are below the poverty line, I would strongly question how it is
>that we are conversing over e-mail..... maybe you're at a library or
>something.)
>
>Rather, Kat your occupation is an anachronistic and inefficient process
>that results in a byproduct of a marginal amount of surplus food. If the
>amount of food produced by your farm (as I seem to recall it) disappeared
>from the world market, the supply and price of food would be completely
>unaffected. Therfore, the marginal value of your production is of very low
>value, compared to larger and more efficient farms. Virtually all of the
>food that I eat almost certainly comes from large and efficient farms that
>produce large quantities of food very cheaply. Most farmers that run
>these farms are actually fairly well off.
I don't know how Kat feels about your post, John, but personally I find it
rather insulting. All this sounds like you're saying "Kat, you and your
contributions to society are so insignificant, we don't need you and your
contributions".
First a low blow at me, and now at Kat. What's your problem, John?
Jeroen
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