Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-21 Thread nurev
-Caveat Lector- Barb Witt wrote: > >> Two pertinent articles (The Global Hand and Technology Hoax), from the > >> April 21, 1997 edition of Forbes: > >> > >> http://www.forbes.com/forbes/97/0421/5908085a.htm > >> > >> Barb > > > > > >Yeah right Barb. Forbes Magazine. The " Capitaist tool." That'

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-20 Thread Howard R. Davis III
-Caveat Lector- Linda Minor wrote: > > > (4) Are trade secrets inherently evil? Secrecy is inherently evil. I > believe in openness. I believe every qualified person should have the same > opportunity to participate in trade. What do you mean by "trade secrets"? In the intellectual prope

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-19 Thread Linda Minor
-Caveat Lector- Barb Witt wrote: >Linda, you give your reasons for questioning the character of Forbes, >Perkins >and Russell families (ironic, aren't you the Clinton supporter), but I >question >the relevancy. I wonder: >(1) How is the historical origin of Forbes money relevant to whether or

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-19 Thread Barb Witt
At 07:56 PM 1/18/99 -0600, you wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > >>>Barb Witt wrote: > Two pertinent articles (The Global Hand and Technology Hoax), from the April 21, 1997 edition of Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/forbes/97/0421/5908085a.htm Barb >>> >>>Yeah right Barb. Forb

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-18 Thread Linda Minor
-Caveat Lector- >>Barb Witt wrote: >>> Two pertinent articles (The Global Hand and Technology Hoax), from the >>> April 21, 1997 edition of Forbes: >>> >>> http://www.forbes.com/forbes/97/0421/5908085a.htm >>> >>> Barb >> >>Yeah right Barb. Forbes Magazine. The " Capitaist tool." That's a good

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-18 Thread Barb Witt
-Caveat Lector- At 10:40 AM 1/18/99 -0800, you wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > >Barb Witt wrote: >> >> -Caveat Lector- >> >> At 09:34 PM 1/16/99 -0800, you wrote: >> > -Caveat Lector- >> > >> >"M.A. Johnson" wrote: >> >> >> >> -Caveat Lector- >> >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>I would es

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-18 Thread PRUDYL
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 1/18/99 10:39:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << . Everyone with any sense at all knows it's for > >profit. Workers and nation be damned. > > > >Joshua2 >> You're absolutely right, Joshua2 Prudy DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ==

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-18 Thread nurev
-Caveat Lector- Barb Witt wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > > At 09:34 PM 1/16/99 -0800, you wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > > > >"M.A. Johnson" wrote: > >> > >> -Caveat Lector- > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>I would estimate that of over 50% of all consumer manufactured > >>goods are

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-17 Thread Jim Norman
-Caveat Lector- Barb Witt wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > At 09:34 PM 1/16/99 -0800, you wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > > > >"M.A. Johnson" wrote: > >> > >> -Caveat Lector- > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>I would estimate that of over 50% of all consumer manufactured > >>goods are c

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-17 Thread Barb Witt
-Caveat Lector- At 09:34 PM 1/16/99 -0800, you wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > >"M.A. Johnson" wrote: >> >> -Caveat Lector- >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>I would estimate that of over 50% of all consumer manufactured >>goods are coming from Communist China. Why? Well, because the >>c

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-16 Thread nurev
-Caveat Lector- "M.A. Johnson" wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I would estimate that of over 50% of all consumer manufactured >goods are coming from Communist China. Why? Well, because the >capitalist built their latest and best manufacturing plants >th

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-13 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- nurev wrote: YIKES!!! The best way to do that is with a progressive income tax up to 100% when anyone approaches that limit. No tax shelters. No foolin'. 100% tax on income over $2,000,000 per year. If you can't live on that, take a second job in another

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-13 Thread nurev
-Caveat Lector- "M.A. Johnson" wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > > nurev wrote: > > > Historian Arnold Toynbee studied 21 past civilizations, > > looking for common factors in their demise. The two most > > important ones were the EXTREME CONCENTRATION OF WEALTH, > > and inflexibility in the face of

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-13 Thread Jim Condit Jr.
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Hawk > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 11:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America. > > > -Caveat Lector- > > Gerald Harp wrote: > > > -Caveat Lector- > > > > In a me

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-13 Thread Howard R. Davis III
-Caveat Lector- M.A. Johnson wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > > nurev wrote: > > > Historian Arnold Toynbee studied 21 past civilizations, > > looking for common factors in their demise. The two most > > important ones were the EXTREME CONCENTRATION OF WEALTH, > > and inflexibility in the face of c

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-13 Thread Hawk
-Caveat Lector- Gerald Harp wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > In a message dated 1/11/99 6:03:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > Explanation: The poorest 40 percent of Americans did not contribute as > much to the lifestyle and productivity of American individuals

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-12 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would estimate that of over 50% of all consumer manufactured goods are coming from Communist China. Why? Well, because the capitalist built their latest and best manufacturing plants there? Why? Cheap Labour. Huge Market. MJ: How long has

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-12 Thread RoadsEnd
-Caveat Lector- Free at last, all mighty, free at last. Michael, your persistent challegenges for 'ideal'-'logical' purity bemoan the fact that the table is set and full of diners. Arrogant actors in a unduly, elaborate Greecian theatre of the absurd There is money in the bank and expectation

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-12 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- nurev wrote: > Historian Arnold Toynbee studied 21 past civilizations, > looking for common factors in their demise. The two most > important ones were the EXTREME CONCENTRATION OF WEALTH, > and inflexibility in the face of changing conditions > within and around them. Aaaah

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-12 Thread nurev
-Caveat Lector- Gerald Harp wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > > In a message dated 1/11/99 6:03:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > Explanation: The poorest 40 percent of Americans did not contribute as > much > > tp > > the lifestyle and productivity of American in

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-12 Thread Gerald Harp
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 1/11/99 6:03:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Explanation: The poorest 40 percent of Americans did not contribute as much > tp > the lifestyle and productivity of American individuals as did Bill Gates. > Unlike > the poorest 40%,

Re: [CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-11 Thread Hawk
-Caveat Lector- nurev wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > Subject: > The Price We Pay: The 10 Worst Corporations of 1998 >Date: > Mon, 11 Jan 1999 14:57:44 -0500 >From: > Robert Weissman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Multiple recipients of list CORP-FOCUS <[

[CTRL] Living in corporate America.

1999-01-11 Thread nurev
-Caveat Lector- Subject: The Price We Pay: The 10 Worst Corporations of 1998 Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 14:57:44 -0500 From: Robert Weissman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list CORP-FOCUS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> What did we learn in 1998? Mic