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To: Tom D.
The author's economic principles are correct and they make great salon discussion with all the hypotheticals. But we're talking about real human suffering on a massive scale down here.

The "system that could instantly respond to a calamity like Hurricane Charley by mobilizing suppliers to speed urgently needed resources to the victims." The system that can" ...quickly attract the out-of-town manpower needed for cleanup and repairs, while seeing to it that existing supplies were neither recklessly squandered nor hoarded." And the system that..." could prompt thousands of men and women to act in the public interest, yet not force anyone to do anything against his will," is the Church and its many, many relief ministries that are down here right now dispensing grace and mercy right where they can meet human need!

Price gougers are buzzards and rank only slightly above the looters.

6 posted on 08/24/2004 10:50:59 AM PDT by dukeman
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To: dukeman
Price gougers are buzzards and rank only slightly above the looters.

But both buzzards and gougers perform a useful service. Without gougers, life would be much more miserable. Why hate someone who can make your life better?

9 posted on 08/24/2004 11:42:01 AM PDT by Dan Evans
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