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To: mosquitobite; SoothingDave

Question number one was PERFECT.

I have 7 cowns and SD has seven cows. I work my butt off and care for my cows and the following year I have 14 cows. Meanwhile SD plays around and his cows get sick and die. Under SD's logic, the following year I should be forced to give him the fruits of my labor and call it 'sharing' and 'teamwork'. In conjunction with your question number one, SD what incentive to create ambition do I have to bust my butt taking care of my cows over the next year when I do not get to keep them anyway?


198 posted on 12/06/2005 5:09:10 PM PST by BlueStateDepression
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To: BlueStateDepression
I have 7 cowns and SD has seven cows. I work my butt off and care for my cows and the following year I have 14 cows. Meanwhile SD plays around and his cows get sick and die. Under SD's logic, the following year I should be forced to give him the fruits of my labor and call it 'sharing' and 'teamwork'. In conjunction with your question number one, SD what incentive to create ambition do I have to bust my butt taking care of my cows over the next year when I do not get to keep them anyway?

Again, incorrect assumptions. You are assuming the care of your cows is completely independent of the care of mine. This is a false model.

If I slack off and do no work then your cows suffer as well. Imagine we together have cows (customers). You are responsible for feeding the cows. I am responsible for going to town and getting feed and bringing it back to the farm. If the cows are contended, they give you milk.

Now, I want a drink of milk, too. But you claim since you are the one who delivers the feed, you are entitled to all the milk.

Well, without getting any of the milk, I am less than intersted in going to town to get feed for you in any hurry. You can go get the sacks from the feed store, for all I care. Your cows suffer if I don't do my job.

Get it yet?

SD

208 posted on 12/07/2005 6:48:55 AM PST by SoothingDave
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