Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-15 Thread Harmon Seaver
On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 01:44:46PM +, Ken Brown wrote: Harmon Seaver wrote: Ah yes, forgot about that -- the fancy condo right smack in the downtown historic district used to be a while city block of historic buildings people wanted to save, and, in fact, there were developers

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-15 Thread Ken Brown
Harmon Seaver wrote: Ah yes, forgot about that -- the fancy condo right smack in the downtown historic district used to be a while city block of historic buildings people wanted to save, and, in fact, there were developers with money who wanted to restore them, but the city, for some

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-15 Thread Bill Stewart
At 09:44 AM 03/14/2003 -0500, Tyler Durden wrote: Marx was primarily an economist, and a lot of what he had to say bore listening to. I had to read that twice, because my reaction to reading Das Kapital was that it was not only spectacularly boring, but spectacularly clueless as well. The Labor

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-14 Thread Tyler Durden
James Donald wrote... On 11 Mar 2003 at 9:35, Tyler Durden wrote: Does it mean that such observations are invalid just because Marx predicted them? Actually, I didn't write that, though I quoted it. Marx was both untruthful, and spectacularly in error. Marx was primarily an economist, and a

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-11 Thread Thomas Shaddack
The difference between private property owners doing this, and the governemnt doing this is that 100% of private property owners are NOT going to agree on anything. This presumes the existence of significant amount of (at least potentially) competing private owners - then it is valid argument.

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-11 Thread Kevin S. Van Horn
Tyler Durden wrote: Actually, I am dimly aware of this. From the little I've been able to glean, there is a very slow, steady progress in the 'science' of economics/econometrics. By the way, one piece of evidence that economics is maturing into a real science is that it is becoming usable by

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-11 Thread R. A. Hettinga
At 10:19 PM -0600 on 3/9/03, Kevin S. Van Horn wrote: By the way, one piece of evidence that economics is maturing into a real science is that it is becoming usable by engineers; Well, finance, anyway, where it is possible to calculate some risk. You can't calculate prices, though. You

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-11 Thread Thomas Shaddack
Comie fantasy. That theory is Marx's monopoly capitalism. Commies have been loudly announcing Marx's prophecies to be coming true, even though after 1910 they no longer took the prophecies seriously themselves. Open your eyes and look around yourself. Take any bigger, established market -

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-11 Thread Kevin S. Van Horn
R. A. Hettinga wrote: By the way, one piece of evidence that economics is maturing into a real science is that it is becoming usable by engineers; Well, finance, anyway, where it is possible to calculate some risk. You can't calculate prices, though. You discover them. For commodities, if

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-11 Thread Tim May
On Monday, March 10, 2003, at 07:55 PM, Kevin S. Van Horn wrote: R. A. Hettinga wrote: By the way, one piece of evidence that economics is maturing into a real science is that it is becoming usable by engineers; Well, finance, anyway, where it is possible to calculate some risk. You can't

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-11 Thread Declan McCullagh
On Sat, Mar 08, 2003 at 02:44:44AM +0100, Anonymous wrote: But let's cut to the chase. Assume that all private grocery store owners want to exclude people from their stores. Now assume that 100% of them agree that effective Tuesday, only those people who have a receipt for a $100 or more

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-11 Thread James A. Donald
-- James A. Donald: The difference between private property owners doing this, and the governemnt doing this is that 100% of private property owners are NOT going to agree on anything. On 9 Mar 2003 at 8:36, Thomas Shaddack wrote: This presumes the existence of significant amount of

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-11 Thread Major Variola (ret)
At 07:04 AM 3/11/03 +0100, Thomas Shaddack wrote: Comie fantasy. That theory is Marx's monopoly capitalism. Commies have been loudly announcing Marx's prophecies to be coming true, even though after 1910 they no longer took the prophecies seriously themselves. Open your eyes and look around

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-11 Thread Tyler Durden
PROTECTED] To: James A. Donald [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Give cheese to france? Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 07:04:11 +0100 (CET) Comie fantasy. That theory is Marx's monopoly capitalism. Commies have been loudly announcing Marx's prophecies to be coming true, even though

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-09 Thread Anonymous via the Cypherpunks Tonga Remailer
On Sat, 08 Mar 2003 09:00:48 -0800, you wrote: -- On 8 Mar 2003 at 2:44, Anonymous wrote: But let's cut to the chase. Assume that all private grocery store owners want to exclude people from their stores. Now assume that 100% of them agree that effective Tuesday, only those people

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-08 Thread Declan McCullagh
On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 11:20:39AM -0500, Tyler Durden wrote: First of all, stating one perhaps should have the right to wear whatever T-shirt you want in a mall The better way to frame the question: May a private property owner legally exclude people from it? Seems to me the answer should

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-08 Thread Harmon Seaver
On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 07:44:44PM -0500, Declan McCullagh wrote: On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 11:20:39AM -0500, Tyler Durden wrote: First of all, stating one perhaps should have the right to wear whatever T-shirt you want in a mall The better way to frame the question: May a private property

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-08 Thread Kevin S. Van Horn
Harmon Seaver wrote: The better way to frame the question: May a private property owner legally exclude people from it? Seems to me the answer should be, as a general rule, yes Absolutely yes, except for the fact that malls have invited the public in, Are you saying that if I invite people to a

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-08 Thread Anonymous
On Fri, 7 Mar 2003 19:44:44 -0500, you wrote: On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 11:20:39AM -0500, Tyler Durden wrote: First of all, stating one perhaps should have the right to wear whatever T-shirt you want in a mall The better way to frame the question: May a private property owner legally

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-08 Thread Anonymous
On Fri, 7 Mar 2003 09:15:52 -0800, you wrote: On Friday, March 7, 2003, at 06:21 AM, An Metet wrote: I've been hearing liberals bleat about the actions of the cops and mall security. Their civil rights were violated! They have free speech! The mall is a public accomodation! Property

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-08 Thread James A. Donald
-- On 8 Mar 2003 at 2:44, Anonymous wrote: But let's cut to the chase. Assume that all private grocery store owners want to exclude people from their stores. Now assume that 100% of them agree that effective Tuesday, only those people who have a receipt for a $100 or more donation to

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-08 Thread Tyler Durden
Read some of the sources. Few of you social democrats here have done so. Poo-poo on such sources. I can't believe that someone supposedly trined in physics really believes such sources to be of a huge amount of value. I know I'll take heat for the following statement (deservedly--I admit it's

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-07 Thread Bill Stewart
At 12:56 PM 03/06/2003 -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote: Are you sure there weren't TIFs involved in building the mall? The mall here in Oshkosh (now defunct, turned into offices) was build with city money, the newest upscale condo being built downtown is mostly TIF money, likewise the newest big

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-07 Thread Steve Furlong
On Thursday 06 March 2003 22:21, Tim May wrote: snip Tim's message, all of which I agree with * * Except I think he made a typo: he wrote shooing but I suspect he meant shooting. Ditto, completely. Tim, you bring the matches and I'll get the gas. (Now, when I find myself in complete agreement

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-07 Thread Anonymous via the Cypherpunks Tonga Remailer
On Thu, 6 Mar 2003 19:21:52 -0800, you wrote: On Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 02:11 PM, Major Variola (ret) wrote: Besides, the publicity has been great. I was told that after it made news, 150 women wearing the same T-shirts showed up at the mall. The security guards locked themselves in

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-07 Thread Harmon Seaver
On Thu, Mar 06, 2003 at 04:06:28PM -0800, Bill Stewart wrote: At 12:56 PM 03/06/2003 -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote: Are you sure there weren't TIFs involved in building the mall? The mall here in Oshkosh (now defunct, turned into offices) was build with city money, the newest upscale

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-07 Thread Tim May
On Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 02:11 PM, Major Variola (ret) wrote: Besides, the publicity has been great. I was told that after it made news, 150 women wearing the same T-shirts showed up at the mall. The security guards locked themselves in their offices. Probably messed their pants, too. If

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-07 Thread Tim May
On Friday, March 7, 2003, at 06:21 AM, An Metet wrote: I've been hearing liberals bleat about the actions of the cops and mall security. Their civil rights were violated! They have free speech! The mall is a public accomodation! Property rights don't trump personal rights! These fuckards really

re: give cheese to France

2003-03-07 Thread jayh
Actually shooting 150 visitors would be hell on business. Damn, your pesky tenants will probably object strenuously if you simply shooed 150 potential (opinionated) customers. Stalin the Chinese tried the shooting route, the fallout wasn't cool. Fortunately the market apparently has responses

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-07 Thread Tyler Durden
the hell that actually means). -TD From: Tim May [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Give cheese to france? Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 19:21:52 -0800 On Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 02:11 PM, Major Variola (ret) wrote: Besides, the publicity has been great. I was told that after it made

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-06 Thread Harmon Seaver
On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 10:58:06PM +0100, Anonymous wrote: On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 09:58:31 -0800, you wrote: At 11:03 PM 3/4/03 -0500, Steve Furlong wrote: From the article, New York Civil Liberties Union President Stephen Gottlieb says, We believe, most of us, in the Bill of Rights, and we

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-06 Thread Harmon Seaver
On Thu, Mar 06, 2003 at 10:33:11AM -0800, Major Variola (ret) wrote: At 10:58 PM 3/5/03 +0100, Anonymous wrote: On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 09:58:31 -0800, you wrote: Steve is right. Free speech is tested by wearing Fuck the Army t-shirts [1] in public places, not Peace while in some private

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-06 Thread Major Variola (ret)
At 12:56 PM 3/6/03 -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote: On Thu, Mar 06, 2003 at 10:33:11AM -0800, Major Variola (ret) wrote: However malls generally don't take state money, the flow is in the other direction. My house's yard, the whole neighborhood was approved, licensed, regulated, zoned by all

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-05 Thread Major Variola (ret)
At 11:03 PM 3/4/03 -0500, Steve Furlong wrote: From the article, New York Civil Liberties Union President Stephen Gottlieb says, We believe, most of us, in the Bill of Rights, and we believe that protects the freedom to speak. How is Constitutionally- protected freedom of speech imperiled when an

Re: Give cheese to france?

2003-03-05 Thread Anonymous
On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 09:58:31 -0800, you wrote: At 11:03 PM 3/4/03 -0500, Steve Furlong wrote: From the article, New York Civil Liberties Union President Stephen Gottlieb says, We believe, most of us, in the Bill of Rights, and we believe that protects the freedom to speak. How is