OK, this thread must die. But if you need heating oil in the winter, I will be happy to sell you some ;-) (or corn or wheat or sugar or pork bellies) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Update from the FCC on 3.65Ghz and CBP
> If you have the money to buy - pay for in full - oil and wait until > winter, > then what business is it of ours? Again, we're discussing OWNERSHIP here, > which is where I drew my line. As for this action, a lot of farmers and > homeowners fill their heating oil tanks at opportune times. I fail to > understand your point. > > You risk the very things we all risk... that it will go up or down in > price > by winter. > > Again, none of this has anything to do with my original statement about > building businesses solely for the purpose of selling it, nor about > speculators who use leveraged debt to drive up the price of consumer > commodities for no added value. > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > <insert witty tagline here> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 11:22 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Update from the FCC on 3.65Ghz and CBP > > >> N.B., I never used the word commodity. >> However, the commodity exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade do trade >> in >> commodities without adding any value. >> You say that a marketplace for the exchange of commodity securities are >> OK >> as long as options and derivatives are excluded? How about just buying >> up >> a >> whole bunch of heating oil on the commodity exchange and selling it in >> the >> winter when prices rise. Is that OK? Just trying to bracket the setting >> of >> your ethic-o-meter. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 12:16 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Update from the FCC on 3.65Ghz and CBP >> >> >>> How so? >>> >>> How does buying ownership in a publicly owned entity inflate the c ost >>> of >>> a >>> needed commodity? >>> >>> obviously, there must be a marketplace to buy and sell commodities... >>> And >>> those who sell, to those who buy, for purposes of buying and selling >>> commodities for use seems perfectly legitemate to me. >>> >>> On the other hand, we have people who borrow money, buy options to tie >>> up >>> large amounts of commodities, hoping to create a shortage and inflate >>> the >>> price. How you confuse this with normal buy/sell of real things and/or >>> ownership of entities, I am not sure. >>> >>> >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> <insert witty tagline here> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 9:18 PM >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Update from the FCC on 3.65Ghz and CBP >>> >>> >>>> Then I guess the precludes any participation in any mutual fund or >>>> almost >>>> any type of broker investments. >>>> Oh well... >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 8:56 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Update from the FCC on 3.65Ghz and CBP >>>> >>>> >>>>> It does mine. >>>>> >>>>> Inflating the price of a needed commodity - that is, increasing it >>>>> with >>>>> no >>>>> added value - is unethical, in my estimation. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>>> <insert witty tagline here> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 4:41 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Update from the FCC on 3.65Ghz and CBP >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Yeahbut, >>>>>> recognizing an arbitrage opportunity does not trigger my ethical >>>>>> shutdown >>>>>> circuit. >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 5:33 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Update from the FCC on 3.65Ghz and CBP >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>A lot of times, flipping a house is nothing more than putting on a >>>>>>>fresh >>>>>>> coat of paint. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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