From: TruthMonger <tm@dev.null>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 11:46:45 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: off-topic
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William H. Geiger III wrote: 
> dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM) said:
> 
> >> >In Canada, one could 'choose' not to work for Safeway Stores, but the
> >> >chain would come into a community and undersell everyone until the locals
> >> >were run out of business, then raise prices dramatically. In theory, you
> >> >could choose to *not* work for Safeway, but in reality, there was no one
> >> >else left *to* choose to work for in the grocery  business.

> >.... and if you don't like living among idiots, then move someplace where
> >te population makes more intelligent purchasing decision to sustain
> >better retailers.

  Or 'off' the idiots...
 
> No no no!! Much better to add another layer of bureaucracy to regulate the
> *evil* Safeway perhaps even an outright ban!! We wouldn't mention the fact
> that the Safeway store was able to fill a need that the local merchants
> were either unwilling or unable to provide. We wont mention the fact the
> the people of the community *chose* to shop at Safeway rather then the
> local merchants. 

  Same arguments I used during my conviction for selling heroin over
at the public school. Canadian judges just don't understand capitalism.

TruthMonger