Gruss, Do not, I repeat do not even begin to assume you know what I think.
On 1/17/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dana wrote: > > But to answer your real point, why do you oject to treating large > > corporations differently? > > There usually is an exemption for companies with fewer than ten or so > > employees. > > Why is it any differnt to expect a little more from the really large ones? > > > > Here's the real difference between the sides that I can see (please > correct me if I'm mis-stating it): > > (1.) You, Larry, and others feel that because a business is > successful, agents of the government should be able to force it to > help solve social problems. Further, you think that people who > voluntarily accept positions with the company need the government's > defense. > > (2.) T-Bone, Nick, and others want as little gov't as possible and > especially don't think those that have worked their ass off to get > what they have should be penalized for it. > > > And now ... it's time for an anecdote. Here's why I get pissed with > the penalize-the-successful attitude: > > My wife recently graduated from business school. To send her cost us > over $120,000. Plus the school she went to was in another state so > she had to commute by plane for classes and stay at hotels. We paid > for all of that. > > While she was going to school she worked a full time job and had a > part time contracting position. She was getting about 4 hours of > sleep a night which is about 5 hours less than she needs. > > When she finished school she got a job in that distant city forcing us > to up our commuting and living costs and putting a further stress on > our marriage. > > Well, those moves are just starting to pay off for her. > > If I understand your position, you're saying that she should be > penalized for her risk and hard work because it's paid off. This is > your point for Wal-mart, right? It started out small, grew big by > risk and hard work, and now we should penalize it because it makes a > profit. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192698 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
