So then tell us what you think. >From what you have said on the subject I pretty much thought you felt how Gruss described it.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:13 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: [signs of sanity] MD no longer subsidizing Walmart > > Gruss, > > Do not, I repeat do not even begin to assume you know what I think. > > On 1/17/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dana wrote: > > > But to answer your real point, why do you oject to > treating large corporations differently? > > > There usually is an exemption for companies with fewer > than ten or so employees. > > > Why is it any differnt to expect a little more from the > really large ones? > > > > > > > Here's the real difference between the sides that I can see (please > > correct me if I'm mis-stating it): > > > > (1.) You, Larry, and others feel that because a business is > > successful, agents of the government should be able to force it to > > help solve social problems. Further, you think that people who > > voluntarily accept positions with the company need the government's > > defense. > > > > (2.) T-Bone, Nick, and others want as little gov't as possible and > > especially don't think those that have worked their ass off to get > > what they have should be penalized for it. > > > > > > And now ... it's time for an anecdote. Here's why I get > pissed with > > the penalize-the-successful attitude: > > > > My wife recently graduated from business school. To send > her cost us > > over $120,000. Plus the school she went to was in another state so > > she had to commute by plane for classes and stay at hotels. > We paid > > for all of that. > > > > While she was going to school she worked a full time job and had a > > part time contracting position. She was getting about 4 hours of > > sleep a night which is about 5 hours less than she needs. > > > > When she finished school she got a job in that distant city > forcing us > > to up our commuting and living costs and putting a further > stress on > > our marriage. > > > > Well, those moves are just starting to pay off for her. > > > > If I understand your position, you're saying that she should be > > penalized for her risk and hard work because it's paid off. > This is > > your point for Wal-mart, right? It started out small, grew big by > > risk and hard work, and now we should penalize it because > it makes a > > profit. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192706 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
