From: jamesd@echeque.com
Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 06:15:03 +0800
To: Rich Graves <EALLENSMITH@ocelot.Rutgers.EDU>
Subject: Re: Children's Privacy Act
Message-ID: <199605251729.KAA25539@dns2.noc.best.net>
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>On Fri, 24 May 1996, E. ALLEN SMITH wrote:
>> 	Why, pray tell, _should_ someone be able to conceal that they declared
>> bankrupcy - e.g., ran out on their debtors that they had freely contracted to
>> repay - more than 7 years ago? Should prison terms to theft be limited to 7
>> years?

At 06:36 PM 5/24/96 -0700, Rich Graves wrote:
> I think forgiveness, within reason, tends to have a positive economic
> effect. 

Government compelled forgiveness does not have a positive economic affect, 
and if it did it would still be wrong.

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