--- "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> At 23:50 27-7-01 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:
>
> >At 08:34 PM 7/27/01 -0700 Kristin A. Ruhle wrote:
> > >You can't EAT the Gross National Product. And
> less and less of it is basic
> > >necessities. Ruin the planet and we weill all
> starve in the name of
> > >GNP. We'll have to munch on our toxic computer
> chips.
> >
> >You can't eat *without* the Gross National Product
> either!
>
> Yes you can. Half an hour ago I had two slices of
> bread with a fried egg
> between them for lunch. Didn't see anything in the
> kitchen labeled "Gross
> National Product". <grin>
>
>
> >If we had no GNP, we'd all starve too.
>
> Puh-lease! GNP is only an convenient term, made up
> by economists, nothing
> else. If we'd all starve without a GNP, how did
> humanity survive between
> the moment we started walking upright and the moment
> someone invented the
> term "GNP"?
>
>
I wonder if you realize Jeroen, that by being such a
vocal dolt you actually hurt the causes/institutions
you support? Do yourself and the mid to far left wing
a favor and use reason instead of ignorant ranting as
your tool to spread your thoughts.
dean
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