Subject: Re: religion and presidency
From: Gene (pariah1980@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Mar 06 2000 - 23:09:29 EST
> << Well of course the wealthy people and
> corporations are where the
> money comes from and goes to, they are the ones
> with the money. Kind
> of redundant, don't you think? It's like saying "I
> have to buy candy
> at the candy store because they are the ones who
> sell candy". Only
> maybe you can make your own candy. Or maybe you
> can trade goods or
> services with someone else who already has candy.
> Or maybe you can
> eat less candy. Or switch to carrots.
>
> Or maybe I'm missing your point. 8)
>
> Elizabeth >>
>
> No, perhaps the point is as simple as that. And
> since that's true, if we
> want good candy, we better make sure we protect our
> candy stores. And care
> about their growth and survival, and understand that
> a good candy store is in
> our best interests, because it's where we get our
> candy from, after all.
>
> And not think the local government that regulates
> the candy store is actually
> the source of the candy :)
>
> Jim
I'm afraid I'm missing your point as well; or at least
fail to agree with it. I don't see the correlation
between helping big business(aka candy stores) with
keeping our best interests. I agree that it can create
a better product, but at what cost? laying off workers
in favor of automated machinery(and I'm not
anti-technology at all)? The use of cheap foreign
labor and/or sweat shops? having a barnes and nobles
and/or a starbucks on every block? And, on the other
hand, I have to say that big business doesn't always
mean a better product, just a product with more mass
appeal: top forty music, hollywood hype movies, etc....
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