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Re: Fair Auction? (Was Re: Honest Capitalism)
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Mon, 13 Sep 1999 20:35:52 GMT
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In lugnet.market.theory, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Richard Franks wrote:
>
> <snipped interesting, (but IMHO unworkable) scheme>
Do you think that it is unworkable because of a problem with the auction
mechanics, or because too many people believe too strongly in Capitalism?
> > John Neal said:
> > > You *can't* make life more fair. We are all different. That is good, not
> > > bad.
> >
> > Yes, and we are also all equal, even though we aren't treated equally.
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> I disagree. We are all unique, and therefore different, and therefore
> unequal, practically speaking. Now, it was the intent of our Founding
> Fathers (in the US) that we have equal rights. But equal rights does NOT
> mean we're the same. Some of us are smarter, some of us are hansomer,
> some of us work harder, some of us are more persistent. Equal rights
> does NOT mean equal outcomes.
I agree.
Equal rights implies that at some level we are equal, that we deserve the same
opportunities to achieve the same outcomes. Sometimes in 'the real world' this
isn't possible or practical, but in terms of a fairer distribution of Lego, it
is possible.
> And that's as it should be.
That's how it is, but I think the debate about whether it should be that way in
the 'real world', has been probably overdone to a crisp.
I'm more interested in why people think that Lego-Distribution has to be so
tied in with real-world capitalism. Would a system like the one proposed
benefit a broader range of Lego-Fans than current high-profit auctions? If the
answer is possibly, or yes.. then would there be any harm implementing it?
> > > Is a person being born blind not fair? How can you make their life more
> > > fair?
> >
> > You can give them some independance with a guide dog, you can provide
> > wheelchairs for those who can't walk by themselves. Or am I missing the
> > point entirely? It's late and also probable!
>
> Who is "you" in this context? The government?
I'd assume some form of community based will, or upwards towards government.
Richard
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| I think you should propose this idea to TLG. I think its a great idea ;-) -- Have fun! John Auctions and Trading and More at my Lego site: (URL) & IG88888888 on AOL Richard Franks wrote in message ... (...) not (...) same (...) this (...) it (...) (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Fair Auction? (Was Re: Honest Capitalism)
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| (...) You ask the same question later on, so I'll answer it there (...) I'd say, basically, any scheme, in order to be successful, needs to have buyers AND sellers. Right now, for example, SC has lots of sellers but not enough buyers. The window (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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