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   XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism   
   XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore   
   From: tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com   
      
   On 2011-02-16, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, originator of the Stop the   
   Bullshit Campaign  wrote:   
   > On Feb 16, 4:33 pm, Brent  wrote:   
   >> On 2011-02-16, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, originator of the Stop the   
   Bullshit Campaign  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> > In Cuba the bananas are rationed so the monkey must stay in line to   
   >> > get what he likes when he wants. The revolution must be had in   
   >> > ABUNDANCE and FREEDOM, not SCARCITY and CONTROL.   
   >>   
   >> Central planning gives you the later, scarcity and control. Why? Because   
   >> resources are not allocated by people's wants and needs but by the   
   >> political process.   
   >   
   > True. This is true too...   
   >   
   > "Scarcity affects developed and   
   > developing nations alike. In China,   
   > approximately 300 million residents drink   
   > contaminated water every day due to   
   > a lack of clean drinking water,8 while in   
   > the U.S., 36 states can expect water   
   > shortages as early as 2013."   
   >   
   > http://itt.com/valueofwater/media/1019_ITT_BACKGROUNDER2_NOMARKS.pdf   
   >   
   > ***   
   >   
   > In other words, lack of planning can bring scarcity too.   
      
   Your tool, government is responsible as it claims monopoly on things   
   such as water and must approve anyone who should act to fix the problem.   
   In a free market someone might be willing to find a way to provide clean   
   water at a price people can afford... A man could get rich doing   
   something like that.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)