Re: Nation as Jointly Owned Property( was Re: FWD [forteana] Health Care: USA, Iraq & Canada)

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Wed Aug 13 2003 - 02:24:50 MDT

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    On Tuesday 12 August 2003 11:39, Randy S wrote:
    > Rafal Smigrodzki <rafal@smigrodzki.org> said:
    > Of course, not to put too fine a point (guess I do have to do that...), as
    > an analogy, we Americans and our ancestors built this country into a place
    > with tremendous competitive advantages: we as voters control and have
    > exclusive labor market access to the biggest consumer market ever. That
    > means that we can charge far more when we sell our labor here in the USA to
    > labor buyers who want to sell products to this enormous consumer market.
    > Compare to third worlders, for example.
    >

    What do you mean by "exclusive labor market access" exactly? Are you
    implying in the above that charging the most for your labor and the most for
    your products is what is wonderful about this country and should always be
    protected? Do I read you right? If so I strongly disagree.

    > Or, at least we SHOULD have exclusive labor market access. Instead, those
    > entities who BUY labor have convinced us that by giving up this exclusive
    > labor market access, we can get those products more cheaply. That is, if we
    > can save enough at Walmart to buy the product.
    >

    If your labor is cheaper (including automation), then your unit cost are lower
    and the saving can be passed on to the consumer. Where do you have a
    problem, if you do, with that?

    - samantha

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