At 05:58 PM 01/30/2005, Christopher Smith wrote: >I'm not clear on a point of semantics � what is the difference in your >mind between "restricting" and "limiting" refrigerator manufacture? >Because I don't see a difference.
There is no difference; I should have used the same word twice. The ice union has a right to make the request; for that matter, the refrigerator manufacturers have a right to accede to the request. But they also have a right to say no, and that doesn't abrogate any of the rights of the icemen.
My point was that there's nothing artificial about making the request (fighting for one's job) -- I'm agreeing with Darcy here. But if GE or whoever actually restricted production, that (i.e., the act of restricting) would be a way of artificially preserving jobs that would otherwise be lost.
But look, I'm not an economist, and now we're getting into detailed areas that I don't know much about. My point was just that Darcy seemed to be conflating the right to fight for one's job with the right to keep one's job, and I don't think they're the same thing.
Aaron.
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