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Reply To: | The philosophy, work & influences of Noam Chomsky |
Date: | Mon, 19 May 1997 15:24:09 -0700 |
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You, Paul King, wrote:
>His statement was more
>complex than that. He also said that wealth should not be used to
>force others to do something they don't want. So, If I buy a building
>I should not have the right to kick the tenants out on to the street.
>Or if I buy a coropration I should not have the right to fire
>everybody and move to Mexico. If human lives are affected by
>financial transactions, their rights should be respected above and
>beyond the rights of "ownership."
From his earlier remarks I very much doubt that's what he meant
myself--though your interpretation casts a sharp light on the knotty
issues masked by Mr. Brayton's oversimple libertarian ideas.
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Tresy Kilbourne, Seattle WA
"People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and
diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public,
or in some contrivance to raise prices." --Adam Smith
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