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Re: "France is not a Western Country anymore"
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Tue, 22 Apr 2003 01:59:57 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richie Dulin writes:
> > Are you confusing 'capitalist' with 'democratic'?
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> Nope, are you?
Apparently so.
> > A new dollar value determined every time for every transaction... Imagine
> > the beurocracy behind that! LOL
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> I imagined it already, it's ZERO. There is no bureacracy involved.. We said
> *capitalist*, remember. The market does it for you. I determine a dollar
> value every time I do a transaction now. Don't you? Or do you buy stuff
> without consideration for what it costs?
It *seems* like a good idea, it *seems* like it might work. Because all
rights are property rights and all that...
Okay, so I accidentally kill my neighbour.
Darn it, I say. I must make recompense for the killing. Do I look under his
shoe for his price tag?
> You may want to review how a free market determines prices.
IIRC it is through the interaction of supply and demand that prices for
goods and services are determined. Which works very nicely for goods and
services, but...
Adultery is wrong.
Adultery is therefore a violation of a property right.
Adultery therefore has a dollar value.
Where's the 'market' for adultery?
What if I commit adultery with someone who doesn't normally charge for it?
Where's the price tag? Do I have to offer to commit adultery with multiple
partners (or against multiple partners?) to determine the value?
Cheers
Richie
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| (...) In a manner of speaking, yes. You can expect a wrongful death lawsuit from his heirs (and insurance company) unless you settle out of court. But even so you may get some criminal penalty applied too... depending on the nature of the accident (...) (21 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Nope, are you? (...) I imagined it already, it's ZERO. There is no bureacracy involved.. We said *capitalist*, remember. The market does it for you. I determine a dollar value every time I do a transaction now. Don't you? Or do you buy stuff (...) (21 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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