Sox "about to acquire" Victor Martinez, according to EEI.com On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]>wrote:
> And our country is now 233 years old. How long was it before the Roman > Empire began its decline and can you make an argument that our society will > accelerate that decline based upon instantaneous communication worldwide and > streamlined methods of moving food and people? > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *William Marino > *Sent:* Friday, July 31, 2009 11:38 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: There goes Papi > > > > Good point. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ray Salemi > *Sent:* Friday, July 31, 2009 11:35 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: There goes Papi > > > > Let's not flatter ourselves on a Romanesque decline. They lasted over 400 > years. > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:55 AM, William Marino <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Not sure it is surprising. Combine huge differences in million dollar > salaries based on performance, with lax testing, enforcement and weak > penalties. Overlay flawed human nature and this is what you get. > > What I am interested in is: what gives some folks the moral conviction > not to cheat? This is an issue common in so many endeavors--Wall St., > politics, etc. Sometimes, I think we are in the early stages of > Romanesque decline. > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
