"Really free market" is what? Other than a fairy tale! They are a problem as long as they are considered "persons" and have perpetual life.
There are a lot of us who do not try to externalize costs my friend! There are many who recognize theft when we see it and are about justice to work to see the stolen returned or paid for by those who benefit from the theft. Bruce Leier > -----Original Message----- > From: Harry Pollard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 1:54 PM > To: Bruce Leier; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: The Solar Economy > > Bruce, > > Nor does anyone else pay, I would think. Why single out corporations? > > As you know, I oppose patents and copyright. Information should be freely > available. > > However, if science is supported by government and "corporations steal" the > information, then government should stop supporting science. > > Shouldn't they? > > Corporations aren't the problem. Government privilege is the problem. > > If corporations had to face a really free market, much of their power would > diminish. > > Are you willing to oppose all privilege? > > Harry > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > Bruce wrote: > > >Harry, > > > >It's is you who is stretching to justify how corporations steal from the > >commonweal. Corporations don't pay. Remember. > > > >Bruce Leier > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Harry Pollard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 1:25 PM > > > To: Bruce Leier; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: The Solar Economy > > > > > > Bruce, > > > > > > It's called science and it can apply to anything. Let's not stretch > >too far. > > > > > > Harry > > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Bruce wrote: > > > > > > >They most certainly do. There are land-grant colleges doing research > >in > > > >new methodologies for coal slurries and new methods of burning coal > >and > > > >extracting oil. As I have said before the main corporate methodology > >is > > > >to externalize costs and government (which includes our colleges) is > >a > > > >willing swallower of those costs. > > > > > > > >Bruce Leier > > > > ****************************** > Harry Pollard > Henry George School of LA > Box 655 > Tujunga CA 91042 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: (818) 352-4141 > Fax: (818) 353-2242 > ******************************* _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
