From: "Mark Hessey" 

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Yes, but they mean well.  I wonder then if the next logical =
conclusion after:=20
  a.. we prearranged things so that everyone worked exactly the same =
hours,=20
  b.. and earned the exact same amount, regardless of their intellect or =
capabilities,=20
  c.. if the smarter ones took 10% of their income and invested in the =
market,=20
  d.. the less smart ones put it in the bank,=20
  e.. and the dumb ones spent it all or mailed it into a TV preacher
after all that, we'd have to go into the market/bank accounts and =
redistribute it equally again every couple of years, God forbid anyone =
should have more than another in reserve - Uncle will take care of you = if
fall on hard times, no need to save for a rainy day on your own. = Whoops,
what if one of the 'savers' added a deck with some of his before = the
redistribution? Simple, provide everyone within a 1 mile radius with = a
deck of their own, not one silly millimeter longer though.

Mark

Gary Wiltshire  wrote in message =
news:89n4dsojbgncpis177ms5cvhv4vckv0f60{at}4ax.com...
| On Thu, 16 Mar 2000 16:46:41 -0800, Randall Parker
 | wrote:
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| 38d04cf8{at}w3.nls.net>, the sagacious richhong{at}hawksci.com Richard=20
| >Hong perspicated:
| >> >> The "common good?"  Up yours, Rich.
| >>=20
| >> Well, that made my point better than anyone else could.  Thank you!
| >
| >The "common good" is frequently invoked to justify taking
money from=20
| >other people for purposes that are not really for the common good.
| >
| >=20
| Exactly.
|=20
| --- Gary

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