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:
|=20
| >In , 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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Yes, but they mean well.
<g> I =
wonder then if=20
the next logical conclusion after: 

  we prearranged things so that
everyone =
worked=20
  exactly the same hours, 
  and earned the exact same amount, =
regardless of=20
  their intellect or capabilities, 
  if the smarter ones took 10% of their =
income and=20
  invested in the market, 
  the less smart ones put it in the =
bank,=20
  
  and the dumb ones spent it all or =
mailed it into a=20
  TV preacher
after all that, we'd have to go into =
the=20
market/bank accounts and redistribute it equally again every couple of = years,=20
God forbid anyone should have more than another in reserve - Uncle will = take=20
care of you if fall on hard times, no need to save for a rainy day on = your own.=20
Whoops, what if one of the 'savers' added a deck with some of his before = the=20
redistribution? Simple, provide everyone within a 1 mile radius with a = deck of=20
their own, not one silly millimeter longer though.
 
Mark
 
Gary Wiltshire <gary_wiltshire{at}compuserve.c=">mailto:gary_wiltshire{at}compuserve.com">gary_wiltshire{at}compuserve.c=
om>=20
wrote in message news:89n4dsojbgn=
cpis177ms5cvhv4vckv0f60{at}4ax.com...| On Thu, 16 Mar 2000 16:46:41 -0800, Randall =
Parker <rgparker{at}west.net>|">mailto:rgparker{at}west.net">rgparker{at}west.net>|
= wrote:| |=20
>In <38d04cf8{at}w3.nls.net>,">mailto:38d04cf8{at}w3.nls.net">38d04cf8{at}w3.nls.net>,
the=20 sagacious richhong{at}hawksci.com">mailto:richhong{at}hawksci.com">richhong{at}hawksci.com
Richard=20
| >Hong perspicated:| >>
>> The "common =
good?"  Up=20
yours, Rich.| >> | >> Well,
that made my point = better than=20
anyone else could.  Thank you!| >|
>The "common good" = is=20
frequently invoked to justify taking money from | >other
people = for=20
purposes that are not really for the common good.|
>| > =
|=20
Exactly.| | --- Gary

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