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Re: my view yet again... (Wed Aug 30 10:54:15 2000 )
Roger Smith
http://www.animejump.com
chiefdork@animejump.com

I dont want to hear about how 
its their cel they can do what they want because 
they are doing it to bring the cels over here 
THEY ARE DOING IT FOR THE MONEY...

Of course they're doing it for money!  What 
baffles me is the fact that you seem to think 
this is a bad thing.  I don't, not at all.

First of all, maximizing profit and "GREED!!!" 
aren't the same thing.  Greed implies a truly 
selfish motive above and beyond the normal 
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs that we all strive to 
satisfy in life-- it's not really present in most 
businesses, particularly not in small ones or 
private buyers and sellers.

Second, this form of commerce-- buying cheap and 
turning a profit-- forms the very basis of the 
free market we use to trade everything, from 
doughnuts to luxury cars.  It's the "invisible 
hand" that regulates the markets.  As much as 
Marx and Lenin bitched about it, and as much 
regulation as is needed to keep it in line, 
capitalism and the free market has been going 
strong for over 200 years, and provides most of 
those who live in it with a very good quality of 
life.

Is everybody happy?  Of course not, but 
everybody is never happy.  The free market 
works; to equate turning a profit with simple 
greed is disingenuous, at best.

Bottom line:  if you don't like it, don't buy 
it.  There's always another great deal right 
around the corner.




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