Hi Matt!
 
AA> share materials (handouts, notes, lesson plans) with others. 
 MS>     Or to the many grad students who write text-
 MS> quality material as theses and dissertations.
 
[...]
 
 MS>     The same could be done with grad-student-written items.
 MS>     They now write it without direct monetary 
 MS> compensation anyway.  They are often required to 
 MS> make it available on microfilm.
 
(sigh)
 
Did you notice that the crime rate went down just after President 
Clinton freed up money to invest in the highway infrastructure?
You'll see it plowed back in to the economy.  People are paid,
they go home to build families, communities -- they feel good.
They spend their money and the cycle continues.  Taxes are 
generated from people making money and the system *WORKS*.
 
How come Republicans are always looking for a way to "cut a fat 
hog" and destroy the system instead of making it work?
 
I just tapped out a note to CheckFree Corp. after receiving 
their introductory packet for review.  ...looks like they 
don't like to use a union printer (no union labels in evidence),
and you may know far better than I but it looks like they 
troubled the janitorial staff to do the legal composition too.
Hell, why pay an attorney, right?  ...national corporation?
 
Re:       Your TERMS AND CONDITIONS document
 
Section:  NO WAIVER
 
Text:     CheckFree shall be deemed to have waived any 
          of it's rights or remedies hereunder unless 
          such waiver is in writing and signed by CheckFree.
          ...
 
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Are you absolutely sure this is the way you wanted that to 
read?  ...it's none of my business but it looks like either 
your typesetter (non union?) or your legal staff hasn't got 
your best interests at heart.  
 
Try reading it again after inserting _NOT_ after the text 
"CheckFree shall".  It seems like that was more your intent.
 
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California is suffering from a governor with a non-invest 
mentality.  It just doesn't pay.  Sure, I'd *love* to see 
the education system benefit from all kinds of windfalls 
but the whole economy works better if they are *paid* for.
 
The nation has clearly been shown that "trickle down" 
just doesn't work.  If the rich were wise enough to 
understand that "trickle up" *does* work maybe we'd get 
somewhere.  ...getting them to understand that the fast 
buck Wall Street types have steered them away from simple 
but proven and concrete concepts like nurturing their markets 
is needed.  ...maybe if they were convinced that a healthier 
lower class means more fruitful ground to filtch it would  wake 'em up???
 
...really, Matt.  Who's to blame for the ommission in the 
CheckFree contractural document?  The education system?
I doubt it *very* seriously.
 
If they had *paid* someone what it was worth to get a 
quality document -- someone competent -- they would have 
had a quality return on their investment.
 
If they were an airliner would they try to "cut a fat hog" 
by improperly shipping their own hazardous materials???
...oxygen canisters ring a bell?
 
What other corners might they be cutting that might reflect 
negatively on the way I conduct financial transactions???
 
I think a national "Character Counts" emphasis througout 
the education process is desperately needed. 
 
...whatcha think?
 
-frank:)
--- Maximus 2.01wb
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