Gov't Run vs. Private Enterprise

[piece-itpete]

Noone, now there's a catch 22!!

Pete

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by noonereal

the bottom 90% of us?

And it will be the top 10% who get the seats on the space bus.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by bhunter

Or it sat in a broker's warehouse for too long before it sold. I find the influx of foreign produce also a concern.

Well that is open to debate, I recall when I was still living in Canada, the tomato lobby here (remember the Hockey Brand, tasted like hockey pucks) kept out Mexican tomatoes because they were not all this uniform size that could be packaged in lots of four. So the Mexicans simply shipped them stright through to Canada, damn good tomatoes, large and vine ripened.

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by bhunter

I do have a problem with what does and does not constitute intellectual property. Our patent system is an abject failure in determining what is and what is not innovative. A lot of biotech that has patent protection ought not.

After all, a patent is really a licensed monopoly. An overly broad grant of patent protection has the effect of rationing products that could have social utility.

Regards,

D-Ray