Folks - we are drifting OT. Let's end this thread for now. 73,
Eric List Moderator --- www.elecraft.com On 5/30/2012 5:33 PM, KD0RVF wrote: > KENT TRIMBLE wrote >> purchase something over the internet [and find yourself] living in >> communities as blighted as Detroit. >> > This thread is way off topic (Ham) and getting into politically areas more > suited to Facebook. This is practice is also frowned upon. I am > reluctantly jumping into the fray only because I cannot let some statements > go unchallenged. Detroit's blighted condition has NOTHING to do with people > buying locally, even if by local you mean Americans buying US made products. > Detroit is blighted because of government taxation, regulation and the > government's strong arm support of the labor monopoly (unions). If > government would get out of the way, Detroit could rebound in just a few > years. Perhaps they could start producing the products people buy from the > Internet. Dallas has a thriving economy in the midst of an economic > depression even though Texas oil wells are producing a fraction of what they > used to. The reason is the governments of Texas and Dallas are not standing > in the way of businesses. > > Having said all that, I do agree completely with David Christ. If you walk > into a store and notice the prices are higher than what you are willing to > pay, then you should immediately exit the establishment. To do anything > less is theft. If you want to buy online, fine. But don't steal the time > or resources of a business you have no intention of patronizing. > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/UK-Re-seller-tp7556761p7556826.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
