Posted on 12/27/2006 6:24:22 AM PST by rellimpank
New lawmaker wants to get his hands on unused gift card funds
We all know how Robin of Loxley got on the wrong side of Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham. He killed one of the king's deer.
But how did the king come to own the deer of Sherwood? Had he played midwife to the gentle doe who bore those deer as spotted fawns? Had he made sure men were dispatched to the forest each winter with plenty of hay and other silage to make sure the deer had enough to eat? Had he bought the forest -- and its deer with it -- from some previous owner?
Of course not. The Normans conquered England by the sword. They then declared God had chosen William and his descendants to rule the land, giving them all of England as their property "by divine right."
The king divvied up the lands and towns and forests among a bunch of his dukes and other lords -- his battle commanders, originally
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I would like to see gift cards and rebates banned.
--continuation of the following from two days ago--
--http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1758307/posts
--why don't you just not buy them or give them back?
Carolyn
Hands off. See the unproductive political parasites for what they are.
I would like to see politicians who try to restrict people's choices banned.
Yeah, I find rebates annoying and gift cards tacky, but government interference in with the free operation of markets requires a lot more justification than that. Adults are better off putting up with minor annoyances than having the government run their lives.
I don't buy them. They are very impersonal and show a lack of imagination or even a lack of interest on the part of the purchaser.
So naturally, since you don't like them, you think that no one should be allowed to use them. Do you work for the DNC?
They are both gimmicks for the retailers, who know that many are never used, or even lost. The cards have become a market for thieves as well. It is likely that half of all rebates are never paid out.
--I think post #29 on the thread noted above said it best--compliments to "technomage"
I am a card carrying member of the RNC. I didn't say that the government should get involved. I would hope the retail industry could control their own abuses. It has become outright theft from customers.
I didn't say that the government should get involved. I would hope the retail industry could control their own abuses. It has become outright theft from customers.
How about unused giftcards go to me? I have as much right as the Gov't to have them. And for you people who don't like them... send them my way.
Though the cards may not have been spent by their owners, the unclaimed value does not belong to the government.
The market makes a lot of choices that I find strange. Britanny Spears and the Honda Element come to mind.
I think gift cards are up because stores don't want to stock more inventory.
So who would do the "banning" you want? The Chamber of Commerce?
/sarc
How about we split 'em?
One small step for a democrat One Large step for government tyranny!
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