> The magic of market forces has nothing at all to do with hoping people act > for the good of the whole. That is a strawman argument, for over 200 years ago > it was explained "It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, > or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own > interest. "
ah....now i know why we arent seeing eye to eye. you are assuming that all business is local where I get to meet the person who makes my goods and services. The good businessman then makes sure he is a good community citizen to maintain his profits. Yes, im all for this. let freedom ring. Unfortunately, we have moved past this time where now global companies sell us our goods. I know you "insist that they give me any deal motivated by corporate greed and selfishness", but be careful what you ask for. Their interests may realize that destroying an entire region is good for their business. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster WHOOPS!) A long-term cause of the catastrophe was the location of the plant; authorities had tried and failed to persuade Carbide to build the plant away from densely-populated areas. Carbide explained their refusal on the expense that such a move would incur.[4]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster#_note-Kovel> All the libertarian ideals are great, but practical reality has produced the likes of Ron Paul....who is stridently anti-abortion. there's goes my rights! jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
