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Subject: 
Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
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lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping
Date: 
Wed, 1 Dec 1999 16:40:44 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Richard Franks writes:

I don't think that is "wrong" for some people have more than others, but that
it would be "good" if things were more equal; it's an important distinction.

Before I'm pounced upon, that statement isn't meant to be an all-encompassing
answer for the worlds ails - I'm not quite glib enough to say that, but rather
that it's a general rule that can apply to somethings and not others. I don't
have a clue how to make the world an 'equal' place(1), but I'm working on it :)

Richard

(1) Except that I'm pretty sure that capitalism as we know it doesn't play a
part.



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  Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
 
(...) This NEEDS to go to off-topic.debate, followups set there. Suffice it to say that I'd not care to live in a world where everything was "equal". To me, "equal" means taking away from those of ability and giving to the undeserving. (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
 
(...) Do you mean me or Richard Dewsbery? I did a search for "Dewsbery" and it came up with 19 hits, none of which seemed that outspoken. But reading his message did remind me of some of my own posts a while ago in market.theory, so it would be easy (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)

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