Graham Dobson wrote: >>> Helio W. wrote: >>> >>>> " If american workers can't stay competitive, why should the >>>> government help them? Competition is good for capitalism. " >>>> >>>> LOL >>>> >>> >>> Yeah! Let's be upright Republicans! Full liberalism! Get government out >>> of business way! >>> You people who want govt.help are just dirty reds, commies all of you >>> (and some probably Slims too) !!! >>> >> Is it possible to have a fair playing field? >> > > This won't be popular but it needs to at least be said. > > You are calling for some type of defensive measure to preserve the relative > position of a group of workers threatened by economic change. > These arguments are very old. The "just price" is in fact a midieval idea. > People have always been hostile to the poorly understood price mechanism. > The price system is essential for achieving the rational allocation of > capital goods to their most > productive uses. Socialism collapsed because it was unable to make the > economic calcualtions > required to organize a complex economy.
Really? Go tell the Nordic countries! Fast! Before they collapse! > > Controls, "economic parking meters", such as selective employment taxes, > regional employment premiums > have been tried. But these prohibitions, restrictions and quotas are > usually remedies for ucompetitive > depressed areas, not the typical strategies of the leading light of the > world economy. And they don't work! Please tell that to USA's economists! So we won't have any more problems at Doha with subsidized agriculture. > Better to let the free market rule. Monopolistic behaviors are inherent to the free market. I guess you are saying that sanctions and restrictions to Micro$oft are wrong. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
