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To: jstolarczyk
>>Dignity is subjective as are our opinions, fallible or not economists deal with fact.

Economist deal with fact and theory.

>>You are a commodity, the CEO is a commodity, unless you own your own business, in which case your employees are a commodity.

That's a very sad view.

>>No touchy feely, peace love good time rock and roll philosophy changes that

No hard line, business is a religion, man-is-a-commodity philosophy changes the human dignity.

The idea that man is a commodity is itself a philisophical opinion. It's roots lie in a tarnished concept of mankind, the purpose of man, and the lust for money.
203 posted on 02/09/2004 8:34:39 PM PST by 1stFreedom
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To: 1stFreedom
Man, as a being is not a commodity, man as a worker is a commodity and has been throughout recorded history.
207 posted on 02/09/2004 9:32:37 PM PST by jstolarczyk (jstolarczyk)
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