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   From: jaysonjonesn@mymail.com   
      
   Michael Legel wrote:   
      
   >  wrote in message   
   > news:eoe130pvel4acu83hnn6fon44dptf6ht35@4ax.com...   
   >   
   >>On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 17:02:27 -0800, "Rick"  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>>Michael is correct.  The "law" of supply and demand exists   
   >>>only as a concept inside people's brains, and is used by the   
   >>>haves as a lame excuse every time they wish to justify stealing   
   >>>yet again from the have nots.   
   >>>   
   >>>Where was the "law" of supply and demand when our   
   >>>government bailed out the savings and loan industry?  Or   
   >>>Chrysler?  Seems this immutable "law" applies to some of us   
   >>>but not others.   
   >>>   
   >>>Rick   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>Rick, the mis-using of gov't to interfere with the rational workings   
   >>of the market doesn't obviate the efficacy of economic laws and   
   >>principles.   
   >>   
   >>Ain't the truth Beautiful!!   
   >>   
   >>Have a Fredrick Hayek kind of day!!   
   >>   
   >>Cheerio and Hoo-Raah!!   
   >>   
   >>Dennis, Proud America-Loving NEOCON CAPITALIST, Finest Kind Irish   
   >   
   >   
   > The point is that there are NO rational workings of the market.  It is not   
   > rational to allow slave, child, and elder labor.  There are no rational   
   > reasons for human beings to treat each other like animals and excuse the   
   > behavior by blaming the market.  WE control the market.  Period.  If we   
   > allowed "the efficacy of economic laws" Attila the Hun would still be   
   > running the world.  The market says he who has all the gold rules ... do you   
   > want to live that way.  We are headed back in that direction and it really   
   > sucks.   
      
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