On 9/1/05, Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > centralized control, exactly? Fairness, it seems to > me, involves asking people to obey the law. There is > no part of that in imposing price controls on a highly > competitive market.
What kind of society would we have if "Is it legal?" were the final test of fairness or any other form of morality? There is all sorts of behavior that is legal but unfair or immoral, if only because law is imperfect. As for pricing, certainly our understanding of economics, the dismal science, is imperfect... so how could the law possibly reflect fairness? Why would we ever need to change our laws or create new ones? Conversely, there are illegal acts that are fair and moral. Surely you can agree with these ideas? Neither the law nor the marketplace is going to be my final arbiter of fairness. Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
