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Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861
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Wed, 10 Mar 1999 21:26:45 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:

You proved my point. You have given an example of a replacement of one
monopoly with another. In what way was that a privatization?

You seem to be mixing privatization with monopolization.  I agree that
it is still a monopoly, and as thus it still has special problems and
considerations that need to be dealt with but are usually ignored.
However, this does definitely meet the definition of privatization
(checked with Webster's Ninth New Collegiate).

Please try a **LITTLE** harder, eh? :-)


QED :-)


Naji
n (dot) norder (at) computer (dot) org



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  Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861
 
Before Larry tries to get me on a grammar point, I do notice my thus/such mistake in this post. I rearranged some stuff and left the wrong word in. Oops. All in fun :) (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861
 
Dictionary, Schmictionary. Words mean what I want them to mean. However, if you insist... What was privatized was a food service operation. The customer of that operation was UT. Not you. You're just the captive audience. If you have some budget (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861
 
(...) I can't agree with this. Privatization does not work when profit should not be the ultimate goal. Consider Aramark. Aramark took over the dining services at UT last year. They have indeed done wonders to improve the profitability of the dining (...) (26 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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