14 Dec
2004
14 Dec
'04
9:19 a.m.
On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:48 , Rick Taylor <RickTaylor(a)speakeasy.net> sent:
On Sunday 12 December 2004 09:55 am, Jan Depner wrote:
Really. I was going to point out that that is exactly what Karl Marx
(or was that Groucho) said. You can see how well that worked out.
Jan
Yeah... it's one of the most pervasive and influential concepts in modern
politics. Aspects of it are implemented in almost every country on the face
of the earth.
Q. Why do all the really successful, accomplished, talented people leave Sweden?
A. Can you say socialism? I knew you could.
Q. Why don't many of the world's great doctors live in Canada.
A. Can you say socialized medicine? I knew you could.
Q. Why should I work harder than the next guy if I only get as much as he does?
A. I shouldn't.
Q. What would I do if I didn't have bills to pay?
A. I wouldn't work.
Q. Why should I listen to political lectures from twenty-somethings (or
thirty-somethings for that matter)?
A. I shouldn't (but sometimes I need a good laugh ;-)
I tend to agree with Lee and Mark. I fervently believe that every able-bodied
person has the inalienable right to starve to death if he/she doesn't want to
work. TANSTAAFL. Let the flames begin ;-)
Jan
On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 09:17, Mark Knecht wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:03:40 +0100, Esben Stien executiv(a)online.no>
wrote:
Frank Barknecht fbar(a)footils.org> writes:
> So basically they want to protect their investment in getting
> knowledge of how to implement a powerful firewire interface from the
> eyes of other hardware manufacturers.
A society where you put money higher than cooperating with other
people is not a good society, in my opinion.
Socialism - it ain't pretty...