From: Edward Morgan (morgan54801@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Jan 21 2003 - 13:26:56 PST
AH YES, I have won this debate, I knew that I
would.
Now, I have to go to work, be back tomorrow.
Ed
--- Steve Grammont <islander@midmaine.com> wrote:
>
>
> > After WWII the U.S. destroyed equipment and didn't
> >get anything for it, now at least it's getting
> >something.
>
> Agreed. The Gov't was irresponsible to the highest
> degree in decades
> past. It is still wasting a lot of good stuff, but
> it is far better now.
> That's what happens when budgets are actually
> enforced and spending
> isn't wild and crazy.
>
> >The U.S. gave equipment to the countries
> >that the eguipment was in, it was worth more than
> >nothing.
>
> We were compensated for a lot of that equipment. In
> fact, they aren't
> allowed to resell it witout State Department
> approval. This is impart
> why reimportation of US stuff is somewhat difficult.
>
> > Now the U.S. is giving aid to foreign countries,
>
> The US has been giving away aid for decades, if not
> since near the
> beginning of its foundation. And there are strings
> attached. Sometimes
> as thick as the cables supporting the Golden Gate
> Bridge.
>
> > the
> >trucks you and I are talking about, I say, sell the
> >trucks to them for at least what they would get on
> GL.
>
> Depends on what the intention is. If it is to prop
> up a friendly
> government so that we don't have to go in with our
> own military... giving
> the stuff away is a small price to pay compared to
> blood.
>
> > If a dealer sells at to high of a price, he WILL
> go
> >out of buisness, and the problem will have taken
> care
> >of it's self.
>
> Not if GL is under pricing their offerings. And
> that is the central
> point of all my postings. GL is supposed to get
> maxium value just like
> any other entity would in a Capitalisit system. It
> doesn't work to only
> have a part of the equation working on a Free Market
> basis.
>
> Steve
>
>
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