Harry Pollard wrote yesterday: > Chris, > > I have several of your missives that need a reply.
Yup, especially my question on where the "win-win" was in the Alpine tunnel fire story... (http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg11944.html) > Free trade and the free market are exactly what the name says > they are -- the voluntary exchange of commodities and services > between people. So they may all be advantaged. > > So what in heavens name does this have to do with the coercion > and force exerted on these poor victims? > > The answer is, of course, nothing. The free trade/market is characterized by the lack of (or bypassing of) regulations (from gov't) and of ethical considerations, and by treating humans as commodities. All these criteria are met in the trade described in the forwarded article, so it does have a lot to do with free trade/market. (Note that it's a trade _with_, not _by_ prostitutes.) Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SpamWall: Mail to this addy is deleted unread unless it contains the keyword "igve". _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
