Re: FW: Re: The Functions of Poverty (was Blaming the Victors)

2000-04-03 Thread Harry Pollard
Robert, You suggested: "society's rationalizations for not being able to solve its problems?" I suspect therein lies the problem. Society doesn't solve problems though it may create them. You and I solve problems. However as said Einstein (I think) in a quote that I enjoy: "Solutions are ea

FW: Re: The Functions of Poverty (was Blaming the Victors)

2000-03-26 Thread Robert Rosenstein
I sent this to BasicIncome by mistake. If you receuved it once already, my apologies. This is a response to JohnCourtneidje's posting about poverty. To the 15 points may be added: War is good because so many wonderful medical and technological inventions are made. If there weren't criminals, w