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Here, Here! I think John has hit the nail on the head. Pamela Ellison Como Park Saint Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Guy Western" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mitch Berg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [StPaul] Capitalism + Democracy- Synonymous in St. Paul! > St. Paul E-Democracy Links > http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/links.html > _____________________________________________ > > > > > Responding to you always makes me feel like I'm > > talking to a second-grader, > > but as long as you stick to these fantastic > > assumptions and pre-packaged > > stereotypes, I'll keep telling you why basic reality > > doesn't conform to your > > simplistic, free-market sloganeering. > > > not believing in utopian, socialistic tendencies makes > you a 2nd grader? Interesting. > > To Don Ludeman: I applaud your answering the question > that never gets answered by those who oppose things. > I don't disagree that local merchants, craftspeople > and the like would be a nice alternative. I would go > so far to say that if they thought they would be > successful and do enough business to turn a profit > they would be moving in. The land owners don't care > who moves in they want to lease the space. > > Another thing on free markets. Free markets work when > they are allowed to work. Policies such as minimum > wage laws, rent controls and union activity disrupt > the natural tendency of markets to balance. > > As for workers at Walmart. no one is forcing them to > work there. Walmart is able to pay the wage it does > because there is an ample number of people willing to > work for that wage. If you don't like the $8 an hour > or whatever it is they pay, go to mcdonalds and get > $8.25. The mobility of workers plays a large part in > earning potential. > > If you really want to increase wages, slow the inflow > of illegal immigrants who work for little because it > is still twice they could get from the country they > came from. > > John Harris > webber-camden > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > _____________________________________________ > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ > _____________________________________________ > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ _____________________________________________ For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract
