[TriLUG] OT: PT One tech issue from tonight's debate

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

On Fri, 19 Oct 2012, Chris Merrill wrote:

> And why shouldn't they do that? That is their job, after 
> all (delivering value to their stockholders).  And it 
> would be naive to assume that we don't benefit from this 
> every single day.

I'll bight. Tell me, how much did I benefit from 2007-8?

> The relentless pursuit of higher profitability includes a 
> drive to improved efficiency and cost-reduction. That 
> requires technology -- and our industry is one of the 
> biggest benefactors of this drive. It also means that the 
> products and services we consume get better and cheaper 
> every day.

This is an assumption or a choice about how you live your 
life, not a given.

Let's say I want a life where I can enjoy the world, be with 
my kids, get an education and contribute in some way to 
making the world a better place, I may not be interested in 
the relentless pursuit of higher profitability. I may 
instead be interested in better health care, schools where 
the teachers come from the top 1/3 of graduates rather than 
the bottom 1/3, stable employment and a society where I'm 
valued rather than seen as an expendable cog in some 
business's wheel, living in fear that if I loose my job, I 
will not have healthcare and will loose my home. I would be 
quite happy with higher prices.

Joe

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