From: ScottW48@hotmail.com   
      
   On Friday, August 11, 2023 at 5:14:27 PM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:   
   > On 8/11/23 5:45 PM, ScottW wrote:    
   > > On Friday, August 11, 2023 at 10:29:25 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:    
   > >> On 8/11/23 11:42 AM, ScottW wrote:    
   > >>> On Friday, August 11, 2023 at 6:11:52 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:    
   > >>>> On 8/10/23 5:14 PM, ScottW wrote:    
   > >>>>> On Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 11:56:25 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:    
   > >>>>>> On 8/10/23 12:40 PM, ScottW wrote:    
   > >>>>>>> On Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 6:02:23 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:    
   > >>>>>>>> On 8/9/23 4:43 PM, ScottW wrote:    
   > >>>>>>    
   > >>>>>>>>> Corporations are soulless entities with no    
   > >>>>>>>>> purpose but to profit. If one corporation grows a soul and    
   > >>>>>>>>> refuses to pay royalties 10 others will. Not likely you will    
   > >>>>>>>>> give a shit who has the moral high ground while you get your    
   > >>>>>>>>> covid shots.    
   > >>>>>>>> And you've found another problem.    
   > >>>>>>>    
   > >>>>>>> It's not a problem...it's just that thing you struggle coping with    
   > >>>>>>> on a daily basis. It's called reality.    
   > >>>>>> The reality is that the short-term profit motive is not necessarily   
   good    
   > >>>>>> for people or the planet.    
   > >>>>>    
   > >>>>> Take away profit motive and what do you get? Not much.    
   > >>>>> Back to hunter/gathering.    
   > >>>> Economics is so simple when you put it that way. Never mind that   
   markets    
   > >>>> depend on structure and regulation.    
   > >>>    
   > >>> Which all rests upon the foundation of making money.    
   > >> Tempered by a consideration of the greater good. Think of war-time price    
   > >> controls.    
   > >    
   > > Which only manage to prevent profiteering but don't put goods on the   
   shelves.    
   > > Using wartime as an example is really ludicrous.   
   > Greater good taking precedence (note) over profit.   
      
     Nice to know you long for the economy of a state in perpetual war.   
    I'm going to pass on that epic stupidity.   
      
   ScottW   
      
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