Mbutt. buttault on Monoculture 6589

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On 06 Dec 2005 11:21:14 +0800,

It's still in the pie, you are arguing about how to divide the pie up, the very essence of a zero sum game.

Now you are being silly, where's the value to me, of your "offer" ?

If interest was only equal to inflation, people wouldn't buy bonds.

yes, and bonds, have opportunity cost, and (hopefully small) risk buttociated with them, which is why the interest.

Not sure where you are going with this, since you aren't saying anything new, nor following your original argument.

you have a funny definition of "gain"

Then a) buy shoes (or whatever) from elsewhere. b) don't work in the factories, and c) offer a competing factory with "livable" wages. You should be able to make a killing, if you only "pocket" $5, going by the bogus numbers you give above, you could drive the other companies out of the market, and pay the "peasants" $4, and make money.

Except your numbers were bullpoo.

They are already climbing up, first, India made cheap crap, tshirts, sandles, the usual. Now, they export IT workers, *that's* climbing the ladder. 40 years ago, Japan was noted for crappy toys, and cheapo electronics. Now, they make crappy toys and high quality electronics. China is following the same path, as is VietNam, as did Korea, Singapore, and others.

You make too many buttumptions about other people.

You make too many buttumptions about other people.

last I recall, you were posting from Germany, right?

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