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To: AZLiberty
Then we have the potential of a lot of unemployed English winemakers and a lot of unemployed Portuguese clothmakers.

Yes. And unemployment is truly miserable.

On the other hand, if we subsidize our current crop of buggy-whip manufacturers to keep them in business, that's worse.

Capitalism is based, in part, on "creative destruction." If you're one of the destroyed, you won't like it, in the short run, but if you can adapt, in the long run you're better off. Regardless, you can't stop this. It is the powerful engine that makes our economic system run.

30 posted on 03/20/2004 1:30:27 AM PST by CobaltBlue
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To: CobaltBlue
FYI, we're all a little past your "buggy whip" yapflap. Unless HP makes buggy whips, your argument has been dead for about 5 years.

Got something worthwhile to contribute?
183 posted on 03/22/2004 8:30:06 AM PST by ninenot (Minister of Membership, TomasTorquemadaGentlemen'sClub)
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